Methods and compositions for amino acid production

ABSTRACT

Methods and compositions for amino acid production using genetically modified bacteria are disclosed.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Ser. No.60/475,000, filed May 30, 2003, and U.S. Ser. No. 60/551,860, filed Mar.10, 2004. The entire contents of these applications are herebyincorporated by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This invention relates to microbiology and molecular biology, and moreparticularly to methods and compositions for amino acid production.

BACKGROUND

Industrial fermentation of bacteria is used to produce commerciallyuseful metabolites such as amino acids, nucleotides, vitamins, andantibiotics. Many of the bacterial production strains that are used inthese fermentation processes have been generated by random mutagenesisand selection of mutants (Demain, A. L. Trends Biotechnol. 18:26-31,2000). Accumulation of secondary mutations in mutagenized productionstrains and derivatives of these strains can reduce the efficiency ofmetabolite production due to altered growth and stress-toleranceproperties. The availability of genomic information for productionstrains and related bacterial organisms provides an opportunity toconstruct new production strains by the introduction of cloned nucleicacids into naive, unmanipulated host strains, thereby allowing aminoacid production in the absence of deleterious mutations (Ohnishi, J., etal. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 58:217-223, 2002). Similarly, thisinformation provides an opportunity for identifying and overcoming thelimitations of existing production strains.

SUMMARY

The present invention relates to compositions and methods for productionof amino acids and related metabolites in bacteria. In variousembodiments, the invention features bacterial strains that areengineered to increase the production of amino acids and relatedmetabolites of the aspartic acid family. The strains can be engineeredto harbor one or more nucleic acid molecules (e.g., recombinant nucleicacid molecules) encoding a polypeptide (e.g., a polypeptide that isheterologous or homologous to the host cell) and/or they may beengineered to increase or decrease expression and/or activity ofpolypeptides (e.g., by mutation of endogenous nucleic acid sequences).These polypeptides, which can be expressed by various methods familiarto those skilled in the art, include variant polypeptides, such asvariant polypeptides with reduced feedback inhibition. These variantpolypeptides may exhibit reduced feedback inhibition by a product orintermediate of an amino acid biosynthetic pathway, such asS-adenosylmethionine, lysine, threonine or methionine, relative to wildtype forms of the proteins. Also featured are the variant polypeptidesencoded by the nucleic acids, as well as bacterial cells comprising thenucleic acids and the polypeptides. Combinations of nucleic acids, andcells that include the combinations of nucleic acids, are also providedherein. The invention also relates to improved bacterial productionstrains, including, without limitation, strains of coryneform bacteriaand Enterobacteriaceae (e.g., Escherichia coli (E. coli)).

Bacterial polypeptides that regulate the production of an amino acidfrom the aspartic acid family of amino acids or related metabolitesinclude, for example, polypeptides involved in the metabolism ofmethionine, threonine, isoleucine, aspartate, lysine, cysteine andsulfur, such as enzymes that catalyze the conversion of intermediates ofamino acid biosynthetic pathways to other intermediates and/or endproduct, and polypeptides that directly regulate the expression and/orfunction of such enzymes. The following list is only a partial list ofpolypeptides involved in amino acid synthesis: homoserineO-acetyltransferase, O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase, methionineadenosyltransferase, cystathionine beta-lyase, O-succinylhomoserine(thio)-lyase/O-acetylhomoserine (thio)-lyase, the McbR gene product,homocysteine methyltransferase, aspartokinases, pyruvate carboxylase,phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, aspartate aminotransferase, aspartatesemialdehyde dehydrogenase, homoserine dehydrogenase,dihydrodipicolinate synthase, dihydrodipicolinate reductase,N-succinyl-LL-diaminopimelate aminotransferase, tetrahydrodipicolinateN-succinyltransferase, N-succinyl-LL-diaminopimelate desuccinylase,diaminopimelate epimerase, diaminopimelate decarboxylase,diaminopimelate dehydrogenase, glutamate dehydrogenase,5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferase,serine hydroxymethyltransferase, 5,1 0-methylenetetrahydrofolatereductase, serine O-acetyltransferase, D-3-phosphoglyceratedehydrogenase, and homoserine kinase.

Heterologous proteins may be encoded by genes of any bacterial organismother than the host bacterial species. The heterologous genes can begenes from the following, non-limiting list of bacteria: Mycobacteriumsmegmatis; Amycolatopsis mediterranei; Streptomyces coelicolor;Thermobifida fusca; Erwinia chrysanthemi; Shewanella oneidensis;Lactobacillus plantarum; Bifidobacterium longum; Bacillus sphaericus;and Pectobacterium chrysanthemi. Of course, heterologous genes for hoststrains from the Enterobacteriaceae family also include genes fromcoryneform bacteria. Likewise, heterologous genes for host strains ofcoryneform bacteria also include genes from Enterobacteriaceae familymembers. In certain embodiments, the host strain is Escherichia coli andthe heterologous gene is a gene of a species other than a coryneformbacteria. In certain embodiments, the host strain is a coryneformbacteria and the heterologous gene is a gene of a species other thanEscherichia coli. In certain embodiments, the host strain is Escherichiacoli and the heterologous gene is a gene of a species other thanCorynebacterium glutamicum. In certain embodiments, the host strain isCorynebacterium glutamicum and the heterologous gene is a gene of aspecies other than Escherichia coli.

In various embodiments, the polypeptide is encoded by a gene obtainedfrom an organism of the order Actinomycetales. In various embodiments,the heterologous nucleic acid molecule is obtained from Mycobacteriumsmegmatis, Streptomyces coelicolor, Thermobifida fusca, Amycolatopsismediterranei, or a coryneform bacteria. In various embodiments, theheterologous protein is encoded by a gene obtained from an organism ofthe family Enterobacteriaceae. In various embodiments, the heterologousnucleic acid molecule is obtained from Erwinia chysanthemi orEscherichia coli.

In various embodiments, the host bacterium (e.g., coryneform bacteriumor bacterium of the family Enterobacteriaceae) also has increased levelsof a polypeptide encoded by a gene from the host bacterium (e.g., from acoryneform bacterium or a bacterium of the family Enterobacteriaceaesuch as an Escherichia coli bacterium). Increased levels of apolypeptide encoded by a gene from the host bacterium may result fromone of the following: introduction of additional copies of a gene fromthe host bacterium under the naturally occurring promoter; introductionof additional copies of a gene from the host bacterium under the controlof a promoter, e.g., a promoter more optimal for amino acid productionthan the naturally occurring promoter, either from the host or aheterologous organism; or the replacement of the naturally occurringpromoter for the gene from the host bacterium with a promoter moreoptimal for amino acid production, either from the host or aheterologous organism. Vectors used to generate increased levels of aprotein may be integrated into the host genome or exist as an episomalplasmid.

In various embodiments, the host bacterium has reduced activity of apolypeptide (e.g., a polypeptide involved in amino acid synthesis, e.g.,an endogenous polypeptide) (e.g., decreased relative to a control).Reducing the activity of particular polypeptides involved in amino acidsynthesis can facilitate enhanced production of particular amino acidsand related metabolites. In one embodiment, expression of adihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide is deficient in the bacterium(e.g., an endogenous dapA gene in the bacterium is mutated or deleted).In various embodiments, expression of one or more of the followingpolypeptides is deficient: an mcbR gene product, homoserinedehydrogenase, homoserine kinase, methionine adenosyltransferase,homoserine O-acetyltransferase, and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase.

In various embodiments the nucleic acid molecule comprises a promoter,including, for example, the lac, trc, trcRBS, phoA, tac, orλP_(L)/λP_(R) promoter from E. coli (or derivatives thereof) or thephoA, gpd, rplM, or rpsJ promoter from a coryneform bacteria.

In one aspect, the invention features a host bacterium (e.g., acoryneform bacterium or a bacterium of the family Enterobacteriaceaesuch as an Escherichia coli bacterium) comprising at least one (two,three, or four) of: (a) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequenceencoding a heterologous bacterial aspartokinase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; (b) a nucleic acid molecule comprising asequence encoding a heterologous bacterial aspartate semialdehydedehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (c) a nucleicacid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a heterologous bacterialphosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; (d) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding aheterologous bacterial pyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; (e) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequenceencoding a heterologous bacterial dihydrodipicolinate synthasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (f) a nucleic acid moleculecomprising a sequence encoding a heterologous bacterial homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (g) a nucleicacid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a heterologous bacterialhomoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; (h) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding aheterologous bacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; (i) a nucleic acid molecule comprising asequence encoding a heterologous bacterial methionineadenosyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (j) anucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a heterologousbacterial mcbR gene product polypeptide or a functional variant thereof;(k) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding aheterologous bacterial O-succinylhomoserine/acetylhomoserine(thiol)-lyase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (l) a nucleicacid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a heterologous bacterialcystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof;(m) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding aheterologous bacterial 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; and (n) anucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a heterologousbacterial 5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof.

In various embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule is an isolated nucleicacid molecule (e.g., the nucleic acid molecule is free of nucleotidesequences that naturally flank the sequence in the organism from whichthe nucleic acid molecule is derived, e.g., the nucleic acid molecule isa recombinant nucleic acid molecule).

In various embodiments, the bacterium comprises nucleic acid moleculescomprising sequences encoding two or more distinct heterologousbacterial polypeptides, wherein each of the heterologous polypeptidesencodes the same type of polypeptide (e.g., the bacterium comprisesnucleic acid molecules comprising sequences encoding an aspartokinasefrom a first species, and sequences encoding an aspartokinase from asecond species.)

In various embodiments, the polypeptide is selected from anEnterobacteriaceae polypeptide, an Actinomycetes polypeptide, or avariant thereof. In various embodiments, the polypeptide is apolypeptide of one of the following Actinomycetes species: Mycobacteriumsmegmatis, Streptomyces coelicolor, Thermobifida fusca, Amycolatopsismediterranei and coryneform bacteria, including Corynebacteriumglutamicum. In various embodiments, the polypeptide is a polypeptide ofone of the following Enterobacteriaceae species: Erwinia chysanthemi andEscherichia coli.

In various embodiments, the polypeptide is a variant polypeptide withreduced feedback inhibition (e.g., relative to a wild-type form of thepolypeptide). In various embodiments, the bacterium further comprisesadditional heterologous bacterial gene products involved in amino acidproduction. In various embodiments, the bacterium further comprises anucleic acid molecule encoding a heterologous bacterial polypeptidedescribed herein (e.g., a nucleic acid molecule encoding a heterologousbacterial homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide). In various embodiments,the bacterium further comprises a nucleic acid molecule encoding ahomologous bacterial polypeptide (i.e., a bacterial polypeptide that isnative to the host species or a functional variant thereof), such as abacterial polypeptide described herein. The homologous bacterialpolypeptide can be expressed at high levels and/or conditionallyexpressed. For example, the nucleic acid encoding the homologousbacterial polypeptide can be operably linked to a promoter that allowsexpression of the polypeptide over wild-type levels, and/or the nucleicacid may be present in multiple copies in the bacterium.

In various embodiments the heterologous bacterial aspartokinase orfunctional variant thereof is chosen from: (a) a Mycobacterium smegmatisaspartokinase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof, (b) anAmycolatopsis mediterranei aspartokinase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof, (c) a Streptomyces coelicolor aspartokinase polypeptideor a functional variant thereof, (d) a Thermobifidafusca aspartokinasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof, (e) an Erwinia chrysanthemiaspartokinase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof, and (f) aShewanella oneidensis aspartokinase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof. In certain embodiments, the heterologous bacterialaspartokinase polypeptide is an Escherichia coli aspartokinasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof. In certain embodiments, theheterologous bacterial aspartokinase polypeptide is a Corynebacteriumglutamicum aspartokinase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof. Incertain embodiments the heterologous bacterial asparatokinasepolypeptide or functional variant thereof has reduced feedbackinhibition.

In various embodiments the heterologous bacterial aspartate semialdehydedehydrogenase polypeptide or functional variant thereof is chosen from:(a) a Mycobacterium smegmatis aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenasepolypeptide r a functional variant thereof, (b) an Amycolatopsismediterranei asp artate semi aldehyde dehydrogenase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof, (c) a Streptomyces coelicolor aspartatesemialdehyde dehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof,and (d) a Thermobifida fusca aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof. In certain embodiments, theheterologous bacterial aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase polypeptideis an Escherichia coli aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase polypeptideor a functional variant thereof. In certain embodiments, theheterologous bacterial aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase polypeptideis a Corynebacterium glutamicum aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof. In various embodiments theheterologous bacterial phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase polypeptide orfunctional variant thereof is chosen from: (a) a Mycobacterium smegmatisphosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof, (b) a Streptomyces coelicolor phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof, (c) a Thermobifida fuscaphosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof, and (d) an Erwinia chrysanthemi phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof. In certain embodiments, theheterologous bacterial phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase polypeptide is anEscherichia coli phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the heterologousbacterial phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase polypeptide is aCorynebacterium glutamicum phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase polypeptideor a functional variant thereof.

In various embodiments the heterologous bacterial pyruvate carboxylasepolypeptide or functional variant thereof is chosen from: (a) aMycobacterium smegmatis pyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof, (b) a Streptomyces coelicolor pyruvate carboxylasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof, and (c) a Thermobifidafusca pyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof.In certain embodiments, the heterologous bacterial pyruvate carboxylasepolypeptide is a Corynebacterium glutamicum pyruvate carboxylase or afunctional variant thereof.

In various embodiments the bacterium is chosen from a coryneformbacterium or a bacterium of the family Enterobacteriaceae such as anEscherichia coli bacterium. Coryneform bacteria include, withoutlimitation, Corynebacterium glutamicum, Corynebacterium acetoglutamicum,Corynebacterium melassecola, Corynebacterium thermoaminogenes,Brevibacterium lactofermentum, Brevibacterium lactis, and Brevibacteriumflavum.

In various embodiments: the Mycobacterium smegmatis aspartokinasepolypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 1 or a variant sequence thereof, theAmycolatopsis mediterranei aspartokinase polypeptide comprises SEQ IDNO:2 or a variant sequence thereof, the Streptomyces coelicoloraspartokinase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:3 or a variant sequencethereof, the Thermobifida fusca aspartokinase polypeptide comprises SEQID NO:4 or a variant sequence thereof, the Erwinia chrysanthemiaspartokinase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:5 or a variant sequencethereof, and the Shewanella oneidensis aspartokinase polypeptidecomprises SEQ ID NO:6 or a variant sequence thereof, the Escherichiacoli aspartokinase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 203 or a variantsequence thereof, the Corynebacterium glutamicum aspartokinasepolypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 202 or a variant sequence thereof, theCorynebacterium glutamicum aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenasepolypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:204 or a variant sequence thereof, theEscherichia coli aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase polypeptidecomprises SEQ ID NO: 205 or a variant sequence thereof, theMycobacterium smegmatis phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase polypeptide orfunctional variant thereof comprises an amino acid sequence at least 80%identical to SEQ ID NO:8 (M. leprae phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase)(e.g., a sequence at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,99% or more identical to SEQ ID NO:8), the Streptomyces coelicolorphosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:9 or avariant sequence thereof, the Thermobifida fusca phosphoenolpyruvatecarboxylase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:7 or a variant sequencethereof, the Erwinia chrysanthemi phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylasepolypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:10 or a variant sequence thereof, theMycobacterium smegmatis pyruvate carboxylase polypeptide comprises SEQID NO:13 or a variant sequence thereof, the Streptomyces coelicolorpyruvate carboxylase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 12 or a variantsequence thereof, and the Corynebacterium glutamicum pyruvatecarboxylase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:208 or a variant sequencethereof.

In various embodiments, the Mycobacterium smegmatis aspartokinasepolypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosen from: analanine changed to a Group 1 amino acid residue at position 279; aserine changed to a Group 6 amino acid residue at position 301; athreonine changed to a Group 2 amino acid residue at position 311; and aglycine changed to a Group 3 amino acid residue at position 345; theMycobacterium smegmatis aspartokinase comprises at least one amino acidchange chosen from: an alanine changed to a proline at position 279, aserine changed to a tyrosine at position 301, a threonine changed to anisoleucine at position 311, and a glycine changed to an aspartate atposition 345.

In various embodiments, the Amycolatopsis mediterranei aspartokinasepolypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosen from: analanine changed to a Group 1 amino acid residue at position 279; aserine changed to a Group 6 amino acid residue at position 301 ;athreonine changed to a Group 2 amino acid residue at position 311; and aglycine changed to a Group 3 amino acid residue at position 345.

In various embodiments the Amycolatopsis mediterranei aspartokinasepolypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosen from: analanine changed to a proline at position 279; a serine changed to atyrosine at position 301; a threonine changed to an isoleucine atposition 311; and a glycine changed to an aspartate at position 345.

In various embodiments the Streptomyces coelicolor aspartokinasepolypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosen from: analanine changed to a Group 1 amino acid residue at position 282; aserine changed to a Group 6 amino acid residue at position 304; a serinechanged to a Group 2 amino acid residue at position 314; and a glycinechanged to a Group 3 amino acid residue at position 348.

In various embodiments the Streptomyces coelicolor aspartokinasepolypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosen from: analanine changed to a proline at position 282; a serine changed to atyrosine at position 304; a serine changed to an isoleucine at position314; and a glycine changed to an aspartate at position 348.

In various embodiments the Erwinia chrysanthemi aspartokinasepolypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosen from: aglycine changed to a Group 3 amino acid residue at position 328; aleucine changed to a Group 6 amino acid residue at position 330; aserine changed to a Group 2 amino acid residue at position 350; and avaline changed to a Group 2 amino acid residue other than valine atposition 352.

In various embodiments the Erwinia chrysanthemi aspartokinasepolypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosen from: aglycine changed to an aspartate at position 328; a leucine changed to aphenylalanine at position 330; a serine changed to an isoleucine atposition 350; and a valine changed to a methionine at position 352.

In various embodiments the Shewanella oneidensis aspartokinasepolypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosen from: aglycine changed to a Group 3 amino acid residue at position 323; aleucine changed to a Group 6 amino acid residue at position 325; aserine changed to a Group 2 amino acid residue at position 345; and avaline changed to a Group 2 amino acid residue other than valine atposition 347.

In various embodiments the Shewanella oneidensis aspartokinasepolypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosen from: aglycine changed to an aspartate at position 323; a leucine changed to aphenylalanine at position 325; a serine changed to an isoleucine atposition 345; and a valine changed to a methionine at position 347.

In various embodiments the Corynebacterium glutamicum aspartokinasepolypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosen from: analanine changed to a Group 1 amino acid other than alanine at position279; a serine changed to a Group 6 amino acid residue at position 301; athreonine changed to a Group 2 amino acid residue at position 311; and aglycine changed to a Group 3 amino acid residue at position 345.

In various embodiments the Corynebacterium glutamicum aspartokinasepolypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosen from: analanine changed to a proline at position 279; a serine changed to atyrosine at position 301; a threonine changed to an isoleucine atposition 311; and a glycine changed to an aspartate at position 345.

In various embodiments the Escherichia coli aspartokinase polypeptidecomprises at least one amino acid change chosen from: a glycine changedto a Group 3 amino acid residue at position 323; a leucine changed to aGroup 6 amino acid residue at position 325; a serine changed to a Group2 amino acid residue at position 345; and a valine changed to a Group 2amino acid residue other than valine at position 347.

In various embodiments the Escherichia coli aspartokinase polypeptidecomprises at least one amino acid change chosen from: a glycine changedto an aspartate at position 323; a leucine changed to a phenylalanine atposition 325; a serine changed to an isoleucine at position 345; and avaline changed to a methionine at position 347.

In various embodiments, the Corynebacterium glutamicum pyruvatecarboxylase polypeptide or variant thereof comprises a proline changedto Group 4 amino acid residue at position 458. In various embodiments,the Corynebacterium glutamicum pyruvate carboxylase polypeptide orvariant thereof comprises a proline changed to a serine at position 458.

In various embodiments, the Mycobacterium smegmatis pyruvate carboxylasepolypeptide or variant thereof comprises a proline changed to Group 4amino acid residue at position 448. In various embodiments, theMycobacterium smegmatis pyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or variantthereof comprises a proline changed to a serine at position 448.

In various embodiments, the Streptomyces coelicolor pyruvate carboxylasepolypeptide or variant thereof comprises a proline changed to Group 4amino acid residue at position 449. In various embodiments, theStreptomyces coelicolor pyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or variantthereof comprises a proline changed to a serine at position 449.

The invention also features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a heterologous bacterialdihydrodipicolinate synthase or a functional variant thereof.

In various embodiments the heterologous bacterial dihydrodipicolinatesynthase polypeptide or functional variant thereof is chosen from: aMycobacterium smegmatis dihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; a Streptomyces coelicolordihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; a Thermobifida fusca dihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptideor a functional variant thereof; and an Erwinia chrysanthemidihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof. In certain embodiments, the heterologous bacterialdihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide or functional variant thereofwith reduced feedback inhibition is an Escherichia colidihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof. In certain embodiments the heterologous bacterialdihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide or functional variant thereofhas reduced feedback inhibition.

In various embodiments, the Mycobacterium smegmatis dihydrodipicolinatesynthase polypeptide is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO:15 or SEQ IDNO:16 (e.g., a sequence at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%,98%, 99% or more identical to SEQ ID NO: 15 or SEQ ID NO: 16); theStreptomyces coelicolor dihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptidecomprises SEQ ID NO: 17 or a variant sequence thereof; the Thermobifidafusca dihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 14or a variant sequence thereof; and the Erwinia chrysanthemidihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 18 or avariant sequence thereof.

In various embodiments the Erwinia chrysanthemi dihydrodipicolinatesynthase polypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosenfrom: an asparagine changed to a Group 2 amino acid residue at position80; a leucine changed to a Group 6 amino acid residue at position 88;and a histidine changed to a Group 6 amino acid residue at position 118.

In various embodiments the Erwinia chrysanthemi dihydrodipicolinatesynthase polypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosenfrom: an asparagine changed to an isoleucine at position 80; a leucinechanged to a phenylalanine at position 88; and a histidine changed to atyrosine at position 118.

In various embodiments, the Streptomyces coelicolor dihydrodipicolinatesynthase polypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosenfrom: an asparagine changed to a Group 2 amino acid residue at position89; a leucine changed to a Group 6 amino acid residue at position 97;and a histidine changed to a Group 6 amino acid residue at position 127.

In various embodiments the Streptomyces coelicolor dihydrodipicolinatesynthase polypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosenfrom: an asparagine changed to an isoleucine at position 89; a leucinechanged to a phenylalanine at position 97; and a histidine changed to atyrosine at position 127.

In various embodiments the Mycobacterium smegmatis dihydrodipicolinatesynthase polypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosenfrom: an amino acid residue corresponding to tyrosine 90 of SEQ ID NO:16 changed to a Group 2 amino acid residue; an amino acid residuecorresponding to leucine 98 of SEQ ID NO: 16 changed to a Group 6 aminoacid residue; and an amino acid residue corresponding to histidine 128of SEQ ID NO:16 changed to a Group 6 amino acid residue.

In various embodiments the Mycobacterium smegmatis dihydrodipicolinatesynthase polypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosenfrom: an amino acid residue corresponding to tyrosine 90 of SEQ ID NO:16changed to an isoleucine; an amino acid residue corresponding to leucine98 of SEQ ID NO: 16 changed to a phenylalanine; and an amino acidresidue corresponding to histidine 128 of SEQ ID NO:16 changed to ahistidine.

In various embodiments the Escherichia coli dihydrodipicolinate synthasepolypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosen from: anasparagine changed to a Group 2 amino acid residue at position 80; analanine changed to a Group 2 amino acid residue at position 81; aglutamatate changed to a Group 5 amino acid residue at position 84; aleucine changed to a Group 6 amino acid residue at position 88; and ahistidine changed to a Group 6 amino acid at position 118.

In various embodiments the Escherichia coli dihydrodipicolinate synthasepolypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosen from: anasparagine changed to an isoleucine at position 80; an alanine changedto a valine at position 81; a glutamate changed to a lysine at position84; a leucine changed to a phenylalanine at position 88; and a histidinechanged to a tyrosine at position 118. 378; and an alteration thattruncates the homoserine dehydrogenase protein after the lysine aminoacid residue at position 428. In one embodiment, the Corynebacteriumglutamicum or Brevibacterium lactofermentum homoserine dehydrogenasepolypeptide is encoded by the hom^(dr) sequence described in WO93/09225SEQ ID NO. 3.

In various embodiments the Corynebacterium glutamicum or Brevibacteriumlactofermentum homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide comprises at leastone amino acid change chosen from: a leucine changed to a phenylalanineat position 23; valine changed to an alanine at position 59; a valinechanged to an isoleucine at position 104; and a glycine changed to aglutamic acid at position 378.

In various embodiments the Mycobacterium smegmatis homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide comprises at least one amino acid changechosen from: a valine change to a Group 6 amino acid residue at position10; a valine changed to a Group 1 amino acid residue at position 46; anda glycine changed to Group 3 amino acid residue at position 364.

In various embodiments the Mycobacterium smegmatis homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide comprises at least one amino acid changechosen from: a valine changed to a phenylalanine at position 10; valinechanged to an alanine at position 46; and a glycine changed to aglutamic acid at position 378.

In various embodiments the Streptomyces coelicolor homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide comprises at least one amino acid changechosen from: a leucine change to a Group 6 amino acid residue atposition 10; a valine changed to a Group 1 amino acid residue atposition 46; a glycine changed to Group 3 amino acid residue at position362; an alteration that truncates the homoserine dehydrogenase proteinafter the arginine amino acid residue at position 412In variousembodiments the Streptomyces coelicolor homoserine dehydrogenasepolypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosen from: aleucine changed to a phenylalanine at position 10; a valine changed toan alanine at position 46; and a glycine changed to a glutamic acid atposition 362.

In various embodiments the Thermobifida fusca homoserine dehydrogenasepolypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosen from: aleucine change to a Group 6 amino acid residue at position 192; a valinechanged to a Group 1 amino acid residue at position 228; a glycinechanged to Group 3 amino acid residue at position 545. In variousembodiments, the Thermobifida fusca homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptideis truncated after the arginine amino acid residue at position 595.

In various embodiments the Thermobifida fusca homoserine dehydrogenasepolypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change chosen from: aleucine changed to a phenylalanine at 5 position 192; valine changed toan alanine at position 228; and a glycine changed to a glutamic acid atposition 545.

In various embodiments the Escherichia coli homoserine dehydrogenasepolypeptidecomprises at least one amino acid change in SEQ ID NO:211chosen from: a glycine changed to a Group 3 amino acid residue atposition 330; and a serine changed to a Group 6 amino acid residue atposition 352.

In various embodiments the Escherichia coli homoserine dehydrogenasepolypeptide comprises at least one amino acid change in SEQ ID NO:211,,chosen from: a glycine changed to an aspartate at position 330; and aserine changed to a phenylalanine at position 352.

The invention also features: a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium ofthe family Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid that encodes a heterologous bacterialO-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof.

In various embodiments the heterologous bacterial O-homoserineacetyltransferase polypeptide is chosen from: a Mycobacterium smegmatisO-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide or functional variantthereof; a Streptomyces coelicolor O-homoserine acetyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; a Thermobifida fuscaO-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; and an Erwinia chrysanthemi O-homoserine acetyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof. In certain embodiments, theheterologous bacterial O-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide is anO-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide from Corynebacteriumglutamicum or a functional variant thereof. In certain embodiments theheterologous O-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide or functionalvariant thereof has reduced feedback inhibition. In various embodimentsthe Mycobacterium smegmatis O-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptideis at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO:22 or SEQ ID NO:23 (e.g., asequence at least 80%, 85%, 30 90%, 92%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% ormore identical to SEQ ID NO:22 or SEQ ID NO:23); the heterologousbacterial O-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide is a

The invention also features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a heterologous bacterialhomoserine dehydrogenase or a functional variant thereof.

In various embodiments the heterologous bacterial homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide is chosen from: (a) a Mycobacterium smegmatishomoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide or functional variant thereof; (b)a Streptomyces coelicolor homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; (c) a Thermobifida fusca homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; and (d) anErwinia chrysanthemi homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the heterologousbacterial homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide is a homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide from a coryneform bacteria or a functionalvariant thereof (e.g., a Corynebacterium glutamicum homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide or functional variant thereof, or aBrevibacterium lactofermentum homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide orfunctional variant thereof). In certain embodiments, the heterologoushomoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide or functional variant thereof is anEscherichia coli homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof. In certain embodiments the heterologous homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide or functional variant thereof has reducedfeedback inhibition.

In various embodiments the heterologous bacterial homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide is a Streptomyces coelicolor homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide or functional variant thereof with reducedfeedback inhibition; the Streptomyces coelicolor homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 19 or a variant sequencethereof; the Thermobifida fusca homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptidecomprises SEQ ID NO:21 or a variant sequence thereof; theCorynebacterium glutamicum and Brevibacterium lactofermentum homoserinedehydrogenases polypeptide comprise SEQ ID NO:209 or a variant sequencethereof; and the Escherichia coli homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptidecomprises either SEQ ID NO:210, SEQ ID NO:21 1, or a variant sequencethereof

In various embodiments the Corynebacterium glutamicum or Brevibacteriumlactofermentum homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide comprises at leastone amino acid change chosen from: a leucine change to a Group 6 aminoacid residue at position 23; a valine changed to a Group 1 amino acidresidue at position 59; a valine changed to another Group 2 amino acidresidue at position 104; a glycine changed to Group 3 amino acid residueat position Thermobifida fusca O-homoserine acetyltransferasepolypeptide or functional variant thereof; the Thermobifida fuscaO-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:24 or avariant sequence thereof; the heterologous bacterial O-homoserineacetyltransferase polypeptide is a Corynebacterium glutamicumO-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide or functional variantthereof; the C. glutamicum O-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptidecomprises SEQ ID NO:212 or a variant sequence thereof; or theheterologous bacterial O-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide is aEscherichia coli O-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide orfunctional variant thereof; the Escherichia coli O-homoserineacetyltransferase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:213 or a variantsequence thereof.

The invention also features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a heterologous bacterialO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase or a functional variant thereof.

In various embodiments the heterologous bacterial O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide is chosen from: (a) a Mycobacterium smegmatisO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide or functional variantthereof; (b) a Streptomyces coelicolor O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; and (c) a Thermobifidafusca O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof. In certain embodiments, the heterologous bacterialO-acetylhomoserine sulffiydrylase polypeptide is an O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide from Corynebacterium glutamicum or afunctional variant thereof. In certain embodiments the heterologousO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide or functional variantthereof has reduced feedback inhibition.

In various embodiments the Mycobacterium smegmatis O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO:26(e.g., a sequence at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,99% or more identical to SEQ ID NO:26); the Thermobifida fuscaO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:25 or avariant sequence thereof; and the Corynebacterium glutamicumheterologous bacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptidecomprises SEQ ID NO:214 or a variant sequence thereof.

The invention also features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a heterologous bacterialmethionine adenosyltransferase or a functional variant thereof.

In various embodiments the heterologous bacterial methionineadenosyltransferase polypeptide is chosen from: a Mycobacteriumsmegmatis methionine adenosyltransferase polypeptide or functionalvariant thereof; a Streptomyces coelicolor methionineadenosyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; aThermobifida fusca methionine adenosyltransferase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; and an Erwinia chrysanthemi methionineadenosyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof. Incertain embodiments, the heterologous bacterial methionineadenosyltransferase polypeptide is a methionine adenosyltransferasepolypeptide from Corynebacterium glutamicum or a functional variantthereof. In certain embodiments, the heterologous bacterial methionineadenosyltransferase polypeptide is a methionine adenosyltransferasepolypeptide from Escherichia coli or a functional variant thereof. Incertain embodiments the heterologous methionine adenosyltransferasepolypeptide or functional variant thereof has reduced feedbackinhibition In various embodiments the Mycobacterium smegmatisO-methionine adenosyltransferase polypeptide is at least 80% identicalto SEQ ID NO:27 or SEQ ID NO:28 (e.g., a sequence at least 80%, 85%,90%, 92%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to SEQ ID NO:27or SEQ ID NO:28); the Streptomyces coelicolor methionineadenosyltransferase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:30 or a variantsequence thereof; the heterologous bacterial methionineadenosyltransferase polypeptide is a Thermobifida fusca methionineadenosyltransferase or functional variant thereof; the Thermobifidafusca methionine adenosyltransferase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:29or a variant sequence thereof; the Corynebacterium glutamicumheterologous bacterial methionine adenosyltransferase comprises SEQ IDNO:215 or a variant sequence thereof; and the Escherichia coliheterologous bacterial methionine adenosyltransferase polypeptidecomprises SEQ ID NO:216 or a variant sequence thereof.

In various embodiments the bacterium further comprises a nucleic acidmolecule encoding a heterologous bacterial dihydrodipicolinate synthasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof.

In various embodiments the heterologous bacterial dihydrodipicolinatesynthase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof is chosen from: aMycobacterium smegmatis dihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; a Streptomyces coelicolordihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; a Thermobifida fusca dihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptideor a functional variant thereof; an Erwinia chrysanthemidihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; an Escherichia coli dihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide ora functional variant thereof; and a Corynebacterium glutamicumdihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof. In certain embodiments the heterologous dihydrodipicolinatesynthase polypeptide or functional variant thereof has reduced feedbackinhibition.

In various embodiments the bacterium further comprises at least one of:(a) a nucleic acid molecule encoding a heterologous bacterial homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (b) a nucleicacid molecule encoding a heterologous bacterial O-homoserineacetyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (c) anucleic acid molecule encoding a heterologous O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof. In certainembodiments one or more of the heterologous polypeptides or functionalvariants thereof has reduced feedback inhibition.

In various embodiments the heterologous bacterial homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide is chosen from: a Mycobacterium smegmatishomoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide or functional variant thereof; aStreptomyces coelicolor homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; a Thermobifida fusca homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; anEscherichia coli homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; a Corynebacterium glutamicum homoserine dehydrogenasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; and an Erwinia chrysanthemihomoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof. Incertain embodiments the heterologous homoserine dehydrogenasepolypeptide or functional variant thereof has reduced feedbackinhibition.

In various embodiments the heterologous bacterial O-homoserineacetyltransferase polypeptide is chosen from: a Mycobacterium smegmatisO-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide or functional variantthereof; a Streptomyces coelicolor O-homoserine acetyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; a Thermobifida fuscaO-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; an Erwinia chrysanthemi O-homoserine acetyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; an Escherichia coliO-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; and a Corynebacterium glutamicum O-homoserine acetyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof. In certain embodiments theheterologous O-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide or functionalvariant thereof has reduced feedback inhibition.

In various embodiments the heterologous bacterial O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide is chosen from: a Mycobacterium smegmatisO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase or functional variant thereof; aStreptomyces coelicolor O-acetylhomoserine sulhydrylase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; a Thermobifida fusca O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; and aCorynebacterium glutamicum O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptideor a functional variant thereof. In certain embodiments the heterologousO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide or functional variantthereof has reduced feedback inhibition.

In various embodiments the bacterium further comprises a nucleic acidmolecule encoding a heterologous bacterial methionineadenosyltransferase polypeptide (e.g., a Mycobacterium smegmatismethionine adenosyltransferase polypeptide or functional variantthereof; a Streptomyces coelicolor methionine adenosyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; a Thermobifida fuscamethionine adenosyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; an Erwinia chrysanthemi methionine adenosyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; an Escherichia colimethionine adenosyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; or a Corynebacterium glutamicum methionine adenosyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof).

The invention features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising at least two of: (a) a nucleic acid molecule encoding aheterologous bacterial homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; (b) a nucleic acid molecule encoding aheterologous bacterial O-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; and (c) a nucleic acid molecule encoding aheterologous bacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof. In certain embodiments one or more of theheterologous bacterial polypetides or functional variants thereof hasreduced feedback inhibition

In another aspect, the invention features an Escherichia coli orcoryneform bacterium comprising at least one or two of: (a) agenetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encodinga bacterial aspartokinase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof;(b) a genetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequenceencoding a bacterial aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase polypeptide ora functional variant thereof; (c) a genetically altered nucleic acidmolecule comprising a sequence encoding a bacterial phosphoenolpyruvatecarboxylase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; and (d) agenetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encodinga bacterial dihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof. In various embodiments, the genetically altered nucleicacid molecule is a genomic nucleic acid molecule (e.g., a genomicnucleic acid molecule in which a mutation has been introduced, e.g.,into a coding or regulatory region of a gene). In various embodiments,the nucleic acid molecule is a recombinant nucleic acid molecule.

In various embodiments, at least one of the at least two geneticallyaltered nucleic acid molecules encodes a heterologous polypeptide. Inone embodiment, the bacterium comprises (a) and (b), (a) and (c), (a)and (d), (b) and (c), (b) and (d), or (c) and (d). In one embodiment,thebacterium comprises at least three of (a)-(e). In one embodiment, thebacterium has reduced activity of one or more of the followingpolypeptides, relative to a control: (a) a homoserine dehydrogenasepolypeptide; (b) a homoserine kinase polypeptide; and (c) aphosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase polypeptide. In one embodiment, thebacterium comprises a mutation in an endogenous hom gene or anendogenous thrB gene (e.g., a mutation that reduces activity of thepolypeptide encoded by the gene (e.g., a mutation in a catalytic region)or a mutation that reduces expression of the polypeptide encoded by thegene (e.g., the mutation causes premature termination of thepolypeptide), or a mutation which decreases transcript or proteinstability or half life. In one embodiment, the bacterium comprises amutation in an endogenous hom gene and an endogeous thrB gene. In oneembodiment,the bacterium comprises a mutation in an endogenous pck gene.

In another aspect, the invention features an Escherichia coli orcoryneform bacterium comprising at least one or two of: (a) agenetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encodinga bacterial phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; (b) a genetically altered nucleic acid moleculecomprising a sequence encoding a bacterial aspartokinase polypeptide ora functional variant thereof: (c) a genetically altered nucleic acidmolecule comprising a sequence encoding a bacterial aspartatesemialdehyde dehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof;(d) a genetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequenceencoding a bacterial homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; (e) a genetically altered nucleic acidmolecule comprising a sequence encoding a bacterial homoserineO-acetyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (f) agenetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encodinga bacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; (g) a genetically altered nucleic acid moleculecomprising a sequence encoding a bacterial 5-methyltetrahydrofolatehomocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; (h) a genetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprising asequence encoding a bacterial O-succinylhomoserine (thio)-lyasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (i) a genetically alterednucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a bacterial5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (j) a genetically alterednucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a bacterialmethionine adenosyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; (k) a genetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprising asequence encoding a bacterial serine hydroxylmethyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; and (l) a geneticallyaltered nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a bacterialcystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof.

In various embodiments, at least one of the at least two geneticallyaltered nucleic acid molecules encodes a heterologous polypeptide. Invarious embodiments, the bacterium comprises (a) and at least one of(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (1). In variousembodiments, the bacterium comprises (b) and at least one of (c), (d),(e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (1). In various embodiments, thebacterium comprises (c) and at least one of (d), (e), (f), (g), (h),(i), (j), (k), and (1). In various embodiments, the bacterium comprises(d) and at least one of (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (1). Invarious embodiments, the bacterium comprises (e) and at least one of(f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l). In various embodiments, thebacterium comprises (f) and at least one of (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and(l). In various embodiments, the bacterium comprises (g) and at leastone of (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l). In various embodiments, thebacterium comprises (h) and at least one of (i), (j), (k), and (l). Invarious embodiments, the bacterium comprises (i) and at least one of (j)(k), and (l). In various embodiments, the bacterium comprises (j) and atleast one of (k), and (l). In various embodiments, the bacteriumcomprises (k) and (l). In various embodiments,the bacterium comprises atleast three of (a)-(l).

In some embodiments, the bacterium has reduced activity of one or moreof the following polypeptides, relative to a control: (a) a homoserinekinase polypeptide; (b) a phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase polypeptide;(c) a homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide; and (d) a mcbR gene productpolypeptide, e.g., the bacterium comprises a mutation in an endogenoushom gene, an endogenous thrB gene, an endogenous pck gene, or anendogenous mcbR gene, or combinations thereof.

In another aspect, the invention features an Escherichia coli orcoryneform bacterium comprising at least two of: (a) a geneticallyaltered nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a bacterialphosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; (b) a genetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprising asequence encoding a bacterial aspartokinase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; (c) a genetically altered nucleic acid moleculecomprising a sequence encoding a bacterial aspartate semialdehydedehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof (d) agenetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encodinga bacterial homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof.

In various embodiments, at least one of the at least two polypeptidesencodes a heterologous polypeptide.

In various embodiments, the bacterium comprises (a) and (b), (a) and(c), (a) and (d), (b) and (c), (b) and (d), or (c) and (d); or thebacterium comprises at least three of (a)-(d).

In various embodiments, the bacterium has reduced activity of one ormore of the following polypeptides, relative to a control: (a) aphosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase polypeptide; and (b) a mcbR geneproduct polypeptide, e.g., the bacterium comprises a mutation in anendogenous pck gene or an endogenous mcbR gene, e.g.,the bacteriumcomprises a mutation in an endogenous pck gene and an endogenous mcbRgene.

The invention also features a method of producing an amino acid or arelated metabolite, the method comprising: cultivating a bacterium(e.g., a bacterium described herein) according to under conditions thatallow the amino acid the metabolite to be produced, and collecting acomposition that comprises the amino acid or related metabolite from theculture. The method can further include fractionating at least a portionof the culture to obtain a fraction enriched in the amino acid or themetabolite.

The invention also features a method for producing L-lysine, the methodcomprising: cultivating a bacterium described herein under conditionsthat allow L-lysine to be produced, and collecting the culture. Theculture can be fractionated (e.g., to remove cells and/or to obtainfractions enriched in L-lysine).

In another aspect, the invention features a method for the preparationof animal feed additives comprising an aspartate-derived amino acid(s),the method comprising two or more of the following steps:

-   -   (a) cultivating a bacterium (e.g., a bacterium described herein)        under conditions that allow the aspartate-derived amino acid(s)        to be produced;    -   (b) collecting a composition that comprises at least a portion        of the aspartate-derived amino acid(s);    -   (c) concentrating of the collected composition to enrich for the        aspartate-derived amino acid(s); and    -   (d) optionally, adding of one or more substances to obtain the        desired animal feed additive.

The substances that can be added include, e.g., conventional organic orinorganic auxiliary substances or carriers, such as gelatin, cellulosederivatives (e.g., cellulose ethers), silicas, silicates, stearates,grits, brans, meals, starches, gums, alginates sugars or others, and/ormixed and stabilized with conventional thickeners or binders.

In various embodiments, the composition that is collected lacksbacterial cells. In various embodiments, the composition that iscollected contains less than 10%, 5%, 1%, 0.5% of the bacterial cellsthat result from cultivating the bacterium. In various embodiments, thecomposition comprises at least 1% (e.g., at least 1%, 5%, 10%, 20%, 40%,50%, 75%, 80%, 90%, 95%, or to 100%) of that bacterial cells that resultfrom cultivating the bacterium.

The invention features a method for producing L-methionine, the methodcomprising: cultivating a bacterium described herein under conditionsthat allow L-methionine to be produced, and collecting the culture. Theculture can be fractionated (e.g., to remove cells and/or to obtainfractions enriched in L-methionine).

The invention features a method for producing S-adenosyl-L-methionine(S-AM), the method comprising: cultivating a bacterium described hereinunder conditions that allow S-adenosyl-L-methionine to be produced, andcollecting the culture. The culture can be fractionated (e.g., to removecells and/or to obtain fractions enriched in S-AM). The inventionfeatures a method for producing L-threonine or L-isoleucine, the methodcomprising: cultivating a bacterium described herein under conditionsthat allow L-threonine or L-isoleucine to be produced, and collectingthe culture. The culture can be fractionated (e.g., to remove cellsand/or to obtain fractions enriched in L-threonine or L-isoleucine). Theinvention also features methods for producing homoserine,O-acetylhomoserine, and derivatives thereof, the method comprising:cultivating a bacterium described herein under conditions that allowhomoserine, O-acetylhomoserine, or derivatives thereof to be produced,and collecting the culture. The culture can be fractionated (e.g., toremove cells and/or to obtain fractions enriched in homoserine,O-acetylhomoserine, or derivatives thereof).

The invention features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a heterologous bacterialcystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide (e.g., a Mycobacterium smegmatiscystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide or functional variant thereof; aBifidobacterium longum cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; a Lactobacillus plantarum cystathioninebeta-lyase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; aCorynebacterium glutamicum cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; an Escherichia coli cystathionine beta-lyasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof) or a functional variantthereof.

In various embodiments the Mycobacterium smegmatis cystathioninebeta-lyase polypeptide comprises a sequence at least 80% identical toSEQ ID NO:59 (e.g., a sequence at 25 least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 94%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to SEQ ID NO:59), or a variantsequence thereof; the Bifidobacterium longum cystathionine beta-lyasepolypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:60 or a variant sequence thereof; theLactobacillus plantarum cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide comprisesSEQ ID NO:61 or a variant sequence thereof; the Corynebacteriumglutamicum cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:217or a variant sequence thereof; and the Escherichia coli cystathioninebeta-lyase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:218 or a variant sequencethereof.

The invention features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a heterologous bacterialglutamate dehydrogenase polypeptide (e.g., a Streptomyces coelicolorglutamate dehydrogenase or functional variant thereof; a Thermobifidafusca glutamate dehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; a Lactobacillus plantarum glutamate dehydrogenase polypeptideor a functional variant thereof; a Corynebacterium glutamicum glutamatedehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; a Escherichiacoli glutamate dehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof) or a functional variant thereof.

In various embodiments the Mycobacterium smegmatis glutamatedehydrogenase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:62 or a variant sequencethereof; the Thermobifida fusca glutamate dehydrogenase polypeptidecomprises SEQ ID NO:63 or a variant sequence thereof; the Lactobacillusplantarum glutamate dehydrogenase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:65 ora variant sequence thereof; the Corynebacterium glutamicum glutamatedehydrogenase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:219 or a variant sequencethereof; and the Escherichia coli glutamate dehydrogenase polypeptidecomprises SEQ ID NO:220 or a variant sequence thereof.

The invention also features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a heterologous bacterialdiaminopimelate dehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof (e.g., a Bacillus sphaericus diaminopimelate dehydrogenasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; a Corynebacteriumglutamicum glutamate dehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof).

In various embodiments the Bacillus sphaericus diaminopimelatedehydrogenase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:65 or a variant sequencethereof.

The invention also features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a heterologous bacterialdetergent sensitivity rescuer polypeptide (e.g., a Mycobacteriumsmegmatis detergent sensitivity rescuer polypeptide or functionalvariant thereof; a Streptomyces coelicolor detergent sensitivity rescuerpolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; a Thermobifida fuscadetergent sensitivity rescuer polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; a Corynebacterium glutamicum detergent sensitivity rescuerpolypeptide or a functional variant thereof) or a functional variantthereof.

In various embodiments the Mycobacterium smegmatis detergent sensitivityrescuer polypeptide comprises a sequence at least 80% identical toeither SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69 (e.g., a sequence at least 80%, 85%,90%, 92%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98more identical), or a variant sequencethereof; the heterologous bacterial detergent sensitivity rescuerpolypeptide is a Streptomyces coelicolor detergent sensitivity rescuerpolypeptide or functional variant thereof; the Streptomyces coelicolordetergent sensitivity rescuer polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:67 or avariant sequence thereof; the Thermobifida fusca detergent sensitivityrescuer polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:66 or a variant sequencethereof; and the Corynebacterium glutamicum detergent sensitivityrescuer polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:221 or a variant sequencethereof.The invention features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium ofthe family Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a heterologous bacterial5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide(e.g., a Mycobacterium smegmatis 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide or functional variant thereof; aStreptomyces coelicolor 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; aThermobifida fusca 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; aLactobacillus plantarum 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; aCorynebacterium glutamicum 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; aEscherichia coli 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof) or a functional variantthereof.

In various embodiments the Mycobacterium smegmatis5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptidecomprises a sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ IDNO:73 (e.g., a sequence at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%,98%, 99% or more identical), or a variant sequence thereof; theStreptomyces coelicolor 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:71 or a variantsequence thereof; the Thermobifida fusca 5-methyltetrahydrofolatehomocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:70 or avariant sequence thereof; the Lactobacillus plantarum 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptidecomprises SEQ ID NO:74 or a variant sequence thereof; theCorynebacterium glutamicum 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 222 or a variantsequence thereof; and the Escherichia coli 5-methyltetrahydrofolatehomocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:223 or avariant sequence thereof The invention also features a coryneformbacterium or a bacterium of the family Enterobacteriaceae such as anEscherichia coli bacterium comprising a nucleic acid molecule thatencodes a heterologous bacterial5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide (e.g., a Mycobacterium smegmatis5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide or functional variant thereof; a Streptomyces coelicolor5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide or functional variant thereof; a Corynebacterium glutamicum5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; an Escherichia coli5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof) or a functional variantthereof.

In various embodiments the Mycobacterium smegmatis5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO:75 or SEQ ID NO:76(e.g., a sequence at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,99% or more identical to SEQ ID NO:75 or SEQ ID NO:76); the Streptomycescoelicolor 5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:77 or a variantsequence thereof; the Corynebacterium glutamicum5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:224 or a variant sequence thereof; andthe Escherichia coli 5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:225 or a variantsequence thereof.

The invention features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a heterologous bacterialserine hydroxymethyltransferas polypeptide (e.g., a Mycobacteriumsmegmatis serine hydroxymethyltransferase polypeptide or functionalvariant thereof; a Streptomyces coelicolor serinehydroxymethyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; aThermobifida fusca serine hydroxymethyltransferase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; a Lactobacillus plantarum serinehydroxymethyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; aCorynebacterium glutamicum serine hydroxymethyltransferase polypeptideor a functional variant thereof; an Escherichia coli serinehydroxymethyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof) ora functional variant thereof.

In various embodiments the Mycobacterium smegmatis serinehydroxymethyltransferase polypeptide is at least 80% identical to SEQ IDNO:80 or SEQ ID NO:81 (e.g., a sequence at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%,94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to SEQ ID NO:80 or SEQ IDNO:81); the Streptomyces coelicolor serine hydroxymethyltransferasepolypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:78 or a variant sequence thereof; theThermobifida fusca serine hydroxymethyltransferase polypeptide comprisesSEQ ID NO:79 or a variant sequence thereof; the Lactobacillus plantarumserine hydroxymethyltransferase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:82 or avariant sequence thereof; the Corynebacterium glutamicum serinehydroxymethyltransferase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:226 or avariant sequence thereof; and the Escherichia coli serinehydroxymethyltransferase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:227 or avariant sequence thereof.

The invention features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a heterologous bacterial5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polypeptide (e.g., aStreptomyces coelicolor 5,1 0-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; a Thermobifida fusca5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; a Corynebacterium glutamicum 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; an Escherichia coli 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolatereductase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof) or a functionalvariant thereof.

In various embodiments the Streptomyces coelicolor 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:84or a variant sequence thereof; the Thermobifida fusca5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polypeptide comprises SEQ IDNO: 83 or a variant sequence thereof; the Corynebacterium glutamicum5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polypeptide comprises SEQ IDNO: 228 or a variant sequence thereof; and the Escherichia coli5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polypeptide comprises SEQ IDNO: 229 or a variant sequence thereof.

The invention features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a heterologous bacterialserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide (e.g., a Mycobacterium smegmatisserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide or functional variant thereof; aLactobacillus plantarum serine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; a Corynebacterium glutamicum serineO-acetyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; anEscherichia coli serine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof) or a functional variant thereof.

In various embodiments the Mycobacterium smegmatis serineO-acetyltransferase polypeptide is at least 80% identical to SEQ IDNO:85 or SEQ ID NO:86 (e.g., a sequence at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%,94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to SEQ ID NO:85 or SEQ IDNO:86); the Lactobacillus plantarum serine O-acetyltransferasepolypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:87 or a variant sequence thereof; theCorynebacterium glutamicum serine O-acetyltransferase polypeptidecomprises SEQ ID NO:230 or a variant sequence thereof; and theEscherichia coli serine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide comprises SEQ IDNO:231 or a variant sequence thereof.

The invention features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a heterologous bacterialD-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase polypeptide (e.g., a Mycobacteriumsmegmatis D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase polypeptide or functionalvariant thereof; a Streptomyces coelicolor D-3-phosphoglyceratedehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; aThermobifida fusca D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; a Lactobacillus plantarumD-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; a Corynebacterium glutamicum D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; an Escherichia coliD-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional vaantthereof) or a functional variant thereof.

In various embodiments the Mycobacterium smegmatis D-3-phosphoglyceratedehydrogenase polypeptide is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO:88 orSEQ ID NO:89 (e.g., a sequence at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 94%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to SEQ ID NO:88 or SEQ ID NO:89);the Streptomyces coelicolor D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenasepolypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:91 or a variant sequence thereof; theThermobifida fusca D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase polypeptidecomprises SEQ ID NO:90 or a variant sequence thereof; the Lactobacillusplantarum D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase polypeptide comprises SEQID NO:92 or a variant sequence thereof; the Corynebacterium glutamicumserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:232 or avariant sequence thereof; and the Escherichia coli serineO-acetyltransferase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:233 or a variantsequence thereof.

The invention features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a heterologous bacteriallysine exporter polypeptide (e.g., a Corynebacterium glutamicum lysineexporter polypeptide or functional variant thereof; a Mycobacteriumsmegmatis lysine exporter polypeptide or functional variant thereof; aStreptomyces coelicolor lysine exporter polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; an Escherichia coli lysine exporter polypeptide orfunctional variant thereof or a Lactobacillus plantarum lysine exporterprotein or a functional variant thereof) or functional variant thereof.

In various embodiments the Mycobacterium smegmatis lysine exporterpolypeptide is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO:93 or SEQ ID NO:94(e.g., a sequence at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,99% or more identical to SEQ ID NO:93 or SEQ ID NO:94); the Streptomycescoelicolor lysine exporter polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:95 or avariant sequence thereof; the Lactobacillus plantarum lysine exporterpolypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:96 or a variant sequence thereof; theCorynebacterium glutamicum lysine exporter polypeptide comprises SEQ IDNO:234 or a variant sequence thereof; and the Escherichia coli lysineexporter polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:237 or a variant sequencethereof.

The invention features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a bacterialO-succinylhomoserine (thio)-lyase/O-acetylhomoserine (thio)-lyasepolypeptide (e.g., a Corynebacterium glutamicum O-succinylhomoserine(thio)-lyase polypeptide or functional variant thereof; a Mycobacteriumsmegmatis O-succinylhomoserine (thio)-lyase polypeptide or functionalvariant thereof; a Streptomyces coelicolor O-succinylhomoserine(thio)-lyase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; a Thermobifidafusca O-succinylhomoserine (thio)-lyase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; an Escherichia coli O-succinylhomoserine (thio)-lyasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; or a Lactobacillusplantarum O-succinylhomoserine (thio)-lyase polyp eptide or a functionalvariant thereof) or a functional variant thereof.

In various embodiments the Mycobacterium smegmatis O-succinylhomoserine(thio)-lyase polypeptide is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO:97 orSEQ ID NO:98 (e.g., a sequence at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 94%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to SEQ ID NO:97 or SEQ ID NO:98);the Streptomyces coelicolor O-succinylhomoserine (thio)-lyasepolypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:99 or a variant sequence thereof; theThermobifida fusca O-succinylhomoserine (thio)-lyase polypeptidecomprises SEQ ID NO:100 or a variant sequence thereof; the Lactobacillusplantarum O-succinylhomoserine (thio)-lyase polypeptide comprises SEQ IDNO: 101 or a variant sequence thereof; the Corynebacterium glutamicumO-succinylhomoserine (thio)-lyase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:235 ora variant sequence thereof; and the Escherichia coliO-succinylhomoserine (thio)-lyase polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:236 ora variant sequence thereof.

The invention features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a threonine effluxpolypeptide (e.g. a Corynebacterium glutamicum threonine effluxpolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; a homolog of theCorynebacterium glutamicum threonine efflux polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; a Streptomyces coelicolor putative threonine effluxpolypeptide or a functional variant thereof) or functional variantthereof.

In various embodiments the Corynebacterium glutamicum threonine effluxpolypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 196 or a variant sequence thereof; thehomolog of the Corynebacterium glutamicum threonine efflux polypeptidecomprises a homolog of SEQ ID NO: 196 or a variant sequence thereof; andthe Streptomyces coelicolor putative threonine efflux polypeptidecomprises SEQ ID NO: 102 or a variant sequence thereof.

The invention also features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes C. glutamicumhypothetical polypeptide (SEQ ID NO: 198), a bacterial homolog of C.glutamicum hypothetical polypeptide (SEQ ID NO: 198), (e.g., aMycobacterium smegmatis hypothetical polypeptide or functional variantthereof; a Streptomyces coelicolor hypothetical polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; a Thermobifida fusca hypotheticalpolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; an Escherichia colihypothetical polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; or aLactobacillus plantarum hypothetical polypeptide or a functional variantthereof) or a functional variant thereof.

In various embodiments the the bacterial homolog is: a Mycobacteriumsmegmatis hypothetical polypeptide at least 80% identical to SEQ IDNO:104 or SEQ ID NO:105 (e.g., a sequence at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%,94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to SEQ ID NO: 104 or SEQID NO: 105); the Streptomyces coelicolor hypothetical polypeptidecomprises SEQ ID NO:103 or a variant sequence thereof; the Thermobifidafusca hypothetical polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO106 or a variantsequence thereof; the Lactobacillus plantarum hypothetical polypeptidecomprises SEQ ID NO:107 or a variant sequence thereof.

The invention also features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes C. glutamicum putativemembrane polypeptide (SEQ ID NO:201), a bacterial homolog of C.glutamicum putative membrane polypeptide (SEQ ID NO:201), (e.g., aStreptomyces coelicolor putative membrane polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; a Thermobifida fusca putative membrane polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; an Erwinia chrysanthemi putative membranepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; an Escherichia coliputative membrane polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; aLactobacillus plantarum putative membrane polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; or a Pectobacterium chrysanthemi putative membranepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof) or a functional variantthereof.

In various embodiments the Streptomyces coelicolor putative membranepolypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:111, SEQ ID NO: 112, SEQ ID NO: 113, SEQID NO: 114, oravariant sequence thereof; the Thermobifida fusca putativemembrane polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 108, SEQ ID NO: 109, SEQ IDNO: 110, or a variant sequence thereof; the Erwinia chrysanthemiputative membrane polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 115 or a variantsequence thereof; the Pectobacterium chrysanthemi putative membranepolypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:116 or a variant sequence thereof; theLactobacillus plantarum putative membrane polypeptide comprises SEQ IDNO:1 17, SEQ ID NO:1 18, SEQ ID NO:1 19, or a variant sequence thereof.

The invention also features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes C. glutamicum drugpermease polypeptide (SEQ ID NO:199), a bacterial homolog of C.glutamicum drug permease polypeptide (SEQ ID NO: 199), (e.g., aStreptomyces coelicolor drug permease polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; a Thermobifida fusca drug permease polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; an Escherichia coli drug permeasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof;or a Lactobacillus plantarumdrug permease polypeptide or a functional variant thereof) or afunctional variant thereof.

In various embodiments the Streptomyces coelicolor drug permeasepolypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 120, SEQ ID NO: 121, or a variantsequence thereof; the Thermobifida fusca drug permease polypeptidecomprises SEQ ID NO: 122, SEQ ID NO: 123, or a variant sequence thereof;the Lactobacillus plantarum drug permease polypeptide comprises SEQ IDNO: 124 or a variant sequence thereof.

The invention also features a coryneform bacterium or a bacterium of thefamily Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes C. glutamicumhypothetical membrane polypeptide (SEQ iID NO: 197), a bacterial homologof C. glutamicum hypothetical membrane polypeptide (SEQ ID NO: 197),(e.g., a Thermobifida fusca hypothetical membrane polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof).

In various embodiments the Thermobifida fusca hypothetical membranepolypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:125 or a variant sequence thereof.

As mentioned above, the invention also provides nucleic acids encodingvariant bacterial proteins. Nucleic acids that include sequencesencoding variant bacterial polypeptides can be expressed in the organismfrom which the sequence was derived, or they can be expressed in anorganism other than the organism from which they were derived (e.g.,heterologous organisms).

In one aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acid (e.g., anucleic acid expression vector) that encodes a variant of a bacterialpolypeptide (e.g., a variant of a wild-type bacterial polypeptide) thatregulates the production of one or more amino acids from the asparticacid family of amino acids or related metabolites. The bacterialpolypeptide can include, for example, the following amino acid sequence:G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D₂₂(SEQ ID NO:360), wherein each of X₂, X₄-X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇-X₂₀ is,independently, any amino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)-X_(13l) is,independently, any amino acid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)-X_(21t)is, independently, any amino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selectedfrom valine, aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine. The variant ofthe bacterial polypeptide includes an amino acid change relative to thebacterial protein, e.g., at one or more of G₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ ofSEQ ID NO:360, or at an amino acid within 8, 5, 3, 2, or 1 residue ofG₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360. In one embodiment, variant ofthe bacterial polypeptide is otherwise identical in amino acid sequenceto the bacterial protein, or at least 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 94%, 95%, 96%,97%, 98%, 99%, or more identical to the bacterial polypeptide, e.g., thevariant comprises fewer than 50, 40, 25, 15, 10, 7, 5, 3, 2, or 1changes relative to the bacterial polypeptide.

Alternatively, or in addition, the bacterial polypeptide includes thefollowing amino acid sequence: L₁-X₂-X₃-G₄-G₅-X₆-F₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁ (SEQID NO:361), wherein each of X₂, X₄-X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇-X₂₀ is,independently, any amino acid,wherein X₈ is selected from valine,leucine, isoleucine, and aspartate, and wherein X₁₁ is selected fromvaline, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, and methionine; and thevariant of the bacterial protein includes an amino acid change e.g., atone or more of L₁, G₄, X₈, X₁₁, or at an amino acid residue within 8, 5,3, 2, or 1 residue of L₁, G₄, X₈, or X₁₁ of SEQ ID NO: 361).

In various embodiments, feedback inhibition of the variant of thebacterial polypeptide by S-adenosylmethionine is reduced, e.g., relativeto the bacterial polypeptide (e.g., relative to a wild-type bacterialprotein) or relative to a reference protein.

Amino acid changes in the variant of the bacterial polypeptide can bechanges to alanine (e.g., wherein the original residue is other than analanine) or non-conservative changes. The changes can be conservativechanges.

The invention also features polypeptides encoded by the nucleic acidsdescribed herein, e.g., a polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acid thatencodes a variant of a bacterial polypeptide (e.g., a variant of awild-type bacterial polypeptide) that regulates the production of one ormore amino acids from the aspartic acid family of amino acids or relatedmetabolites, wherein the bacterial polypeptide includes SEQ ID NO:360 orSEQ ID NO:361, and wherein the variant includes an amino acid changerelative to the bacterial polypeptide.

Also provided is a method for making a nucleic acid encoding a variantof a bacterial polypeptide that regulates the production of one or moreamino acids from the aspartic acid family of amino acids or relatedmetabolites. The method includes, for example, identifying a motif inthe amino acid sequence of a wild-type form of the bacterialpolypeptide, and constructing a nucleic acid that encodes a variantwherein one or more amino acid residues (e.g., one, two, three, four, orfive residues) within and/or near (e.g., within 10, 8, 7, 5, 3, 2, or 1residues) the motif is changed.

In various embodiments, the motif in the bacterial polypeptide includesthe following amino acid sequence:G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X_(X)₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(23l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D₂₂(SEQ ID NO:360), wherein each of X₂, X₄-X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇-X₂₀ is,independently, any amino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)-X_(13l) is,independently, any amino acid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)-X_(21t)is, independently, any amino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selectedfrom valine, aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine. In variousembodiments, one or more of G₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360 ischanged. In one embodiment, the variant of the bacterial polypeptide isotherwise identical in amino acid sequence to the bacterial polypeptide.In various embodiments, the motif in the bacterial polypeptide includesthe following amino acid sequence: L₁-X₂-X₃-G₄-G₅-X₆-F₇-X₈-X₉- X₁₀-X₁₁(SEQ ID NO:361), wherein each of X₂, X₄-X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇-X₂₀ is,independently, any amino acid, wherein X₈ is selected from valine,leucine, isoleucine, and aspartate, and wherein X₁₁ is selected fromvaline, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, and methionine. In variousembodiments, one or more of L₁, G₄, X₈, X₁₁ of SEQ ID NO: 361 ischanged. In one embodiment, the variant of the bacterial polypeptide isotherwise identical in amino acid sequence to the bacterial protein.

The invention also features a bacterium that includes a nucleic aciddescribed herein, e.g., a nucleic acid that encodes a variant of abacterial polypeptide (e.g., a variant of a wild-type bacterialpolypeptide) that regulates the production of one or more amino acidsfrom the aspartic acid family of amino acids or related metabolites,wherein the bacterial polypeptide includes SEQ ID NO:360 or SEQ IDNO:361, and wherein the variant includes an amino acid change relativeto the bacterial polypeptide. The bacterium can be a geneticallymodified bacterium, e.g., a bacterium that has been modified to includethe nucleic acid (e.g., by transformation of the nucleic acid, e.g.,wherein the nucleic acid is episomal, or wherein the nucleic acidintegrates into the genome of the bacterium, either at a randomlocation, or at a specifically targeted location), and/or that has beenmodified within its genome (e.g., modified such that an endogenous genehas been altered by mutagenesis or replaced by recombination, ormodified to include a heterologous promoter upstream of an endogenousgene.

The invention also features a method for producing an amino acid or arelated metabolite. The methods can include, for example: cultivating abacterium (e.g., a genetically modified bacterium) that includes anucleic acid encoding a variant of a bacterial polypeptide (e.g., avariant of a wild-type bacterial polypeptide) that regulates theproduction of one or more amino acids from the aspartic acid family ofamino acids or related metabolites, wherein the bacterial polypeptideincludes SEQ ID NO:360 or SEQ ID NO:361, and wherein the variantincludes an amino acid change relative to the bacterial polypeptide. Thebacterium is cultivated under conditions in which the nucleic acid isexpressed and that allow the amino acid (or related metabolite(s)) to beproduced, and a composition that includes the amino acid (or relatedmetabolite(s)) is collected. The composition can include, for example,culture supernatants, heat or otherwise killed cells, or purified aminoacid.

In one aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acid encodinga variant bacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide. Incertain embodiments, the variant bacterial homoserineO-acetyltransferase polypeptide exhibits reduced feedback inhibition,e.g., relative to a wild-type form of the bacterial homoserineO-acetyltransferase polypeptide. In various embodiments, the nucleicacid encodes a homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide with reducedfeedback inhibition by S-adenosylmethionine. In various embodiments, thebacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide is chosen from: aCorynebacterium glutamicum homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide, aMycobacterium smegmatis homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide, aThermobifida fusca homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide, anAmycolatopsis mediterranei homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide, aStreptomyces coelicolor homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide, anErwinia chrysanthemi homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide, aShewanella oneidensis homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide, aMycobacterium tuberculosis homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide,an Escherichia coli homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide, aCorynebacterium acetoglutamicum homoserine O-acetyltransferasepolypeptide, a Corynebacterium melassecola homoserineO-acetyltransferase polypeptide, a Corynebacterium thermoaminogeneshomoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide, a Brevibacteriumlactofermentum homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide, aBrevibacterium lactis homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide, and aBrevibacterium flavum homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide,wherein the variant homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide is avariant of a homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide including thefollowing amino acid sequence:G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D₂₂(SEQ ID NO:360), wherein each of X₂, X₄-X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇-X₂₀ is,independently, any amino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)-X_(13l) is,independently, any amino acid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)-X_(21t)is, independently, any amino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selectedfrom valine, aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein thevariant homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide includes an aminoacid change at one or more of G₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360.In various embodiments, the amino acid change is a change to an alanine.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide,wherein the variant homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide is a C.glutamicum homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide including an aminoacid change in one or more of the following residues of SEQ ID NO:212:Glycine 231, Lysine 233, Phenylalanine 251, Valine 253, and Aspartate269. In various embodiments, the amino acid change is a change to analanine.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide,wherein the variant homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide is a Tfusca homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide including an amino acidchange in one or more of the following residues of SEQ ID NO:24: Glycine81, Aspartate 287, Phenylalanine 269.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide,wherein the variant homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide is an E.coli homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide including an amino acidchange at Glutamate 252 of SEQ ID NO:213.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide,wherein the variant homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide is amycobacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide including anamino acid change in a residue corresponding to one or more of thefollowing residues of M leprae homoserine O-acetyltransferasepolypeptide set forth in SEQ ID NO: 23: Glycine 73, Aspartate 278, andTyrosine 260. In various embodiments, the variant bacterial homoserineO-acetyltransferase polypeptide is a variant of a M. smegmatishomoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide,wherein the variant homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide is an M.tuberculosis homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide including anamino acid change in one or more of the following residues of SEQ IDNO:22: Glycine 73, Tyrosine 260, and Aspartate 278.

The invention also features polypeptides encoded by, and bacteriaincluding, the nucleic acids encoding variant bacterial homoserineO-acetyltransferases. In various embodiments, the bacteria arecoryneform bacteria. The bacteria can further include nucleic acidsencoding other variant bacterial proteins (e.g., variant bacterialproteins involved in amino acid production, e.g., variant bacterialproteins described herein).

In another aspect, the invention features a method for producingL-methionine or related intermediates such as O-acetyl homoserine,cystathionine, homocysteine, methionine, SAM and derivatives thereof,the method including: cultivating a genetically modified bacteriumincluding a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial homoserineO-acetyltransferase under conditions in which the nucleic acid isexpressed and that allow L-methionine (or related intermediate) to beproduced, and collecting the culture. The culture can be fractionated(e.g., to remove cells and/or to obtain fractions enriched inL-methionine).

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide. In certain embodiments, the variant bacterial homoserineO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide exhibits reduced feedbackinhibition, e.g., relative to a wild-type form of the bacterialO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide.

In various embodiments, the nucleic acid encodes an O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide with reduced feedback inhibition byS-adenosylmethionine.

In various embodiments, the bacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide is chosen from: a Corynebacterium glutamicum homoserineO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide, a Mycobacterium smegmatishomoserine O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide, a Thermobifidafusca O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide, an Amycolatopsismediterranei O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide, aStreptomyces coelicolor O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide, anErwinia chrysanthemi homoserine O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide, a Shewanella oneidensis O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide, a Mycobacterium tuberculosis O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide, an Escherichia coli O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide, a Corynebacterium acetoglutamicumO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide, a Corynebacteriummelassecola O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide, aCorynebacterium thermoaminogenes O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide, a Brevibacterium lactofermentum O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide, a Brevibacterium lactis O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide, and a Brevibacterium flavumO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide, wherein the variant O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide is a variant of an O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide including the following amino acid sequence:G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D₂₂(SEQ ID NO:360), wherein each of X₂, X₄-X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇-X₂₀ is,independently, any amino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)-X_(13l) is,independently, any amino acid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)-X_(21t)is, independently, any amino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selectedfrom valine, aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein thevariant O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide includes an aminoacid change at one or more of G₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360.

In various embodiments, the amino acid change is a change to an alanine.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide, wherein the variant O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide is a variant of a O-acetylhomoserine sulffiydrylasepolypeptide including the following amino acid sequence:L₁-X₂-X₃-G₄-G₅-X₆-F₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁ (SEQ ID NO:361), wherein X is anyamino acid, wherein X₈ is selected from valine, leucine, isoleucine, andaspartate, and wherein X₁₁ is selected from valine, leucine, isoleucine,phenylalanine, and methionine; wherein the variant of the bacterialpolypeptide includes an amino acid change at one or more of L₁, G₄, X₈,X₁₁ of SEQ ID NO:361.

In various embodiments, the amino acid change is a change to an alanine.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide, wherein the variant O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide is a C. glutamicum O-acetylhomoserine sufhydrylasepolypeptide including an amino acid change in one or more of thefollowing residues of SEQ ID NO:214: Glycine 227, Leucine 229, Aspartate231, Glycine 232, Glycine 233, Phenylalanine 235, Aspartate 236, Valine239, Phenylalanine 368, Aspartate 370, Aspartate 383, Glycine 346, andLysine 348. In various embodiments, the amino acid change is a change toan alanine.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulffiydrylasepolypeptide, wherein the variant O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide is a T. fusca O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptideincluding an amino acid change in one or more of the following residuesof SEQ ID NO:25: Glycine 240, Aspartate 244, Phenylalanine 379, andAspartate 394.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide, wherein the variant O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide is a M. smegmatis O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide including an amino acid change in one or more of thefollowing residues of SEQ ID NO:287: Glycine 303, Aspartate 307,Phenylalanine 439, Aspartate 454.

In another aspect, the invention features a polypeptide encoded by anucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase.

In another aspect, the invention features a bacterium comprising thenucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide. In various embodiments, the bacterium is acoryneform bacterium. The bacterium can further comprise one or morenucleic acids encoding other variant bacterial polypeptides (e.g.,variant bacterial polypeptides involved in amino acid production, e.g.,a variant bacterial polypeptide described herein).

In another aspect, the invention features a method for producingL-methionine or related intermediates (e.g., homocysteine, methionine,S-AM, or derivatives thereof), the method comprising: cultivating agenetically modified bacterium comprising the nucleic acid encoding avariant bacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide underconditions in which the nucleic acid is expressed and that allowL-methionine to be produced, and collecting the culture. The culture canbe fractionated (e.g., to remove cells and/or to obtain fractionsenriched in L-methionine).

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial mcbR gene product. In various embodiments,the variant bacterial mcbR gene product exhibits reduced feedbackinhibition relative to a wild-type form of the mcbR gene product. Invarious embodiments, the nucleic acid encodes a mcbR gene product withreduced feedback inhibition by S-adenosylmethionine. In variousembodiments, the bacterial mcbR gene product is chosen from: aCorynebacterium glutamicum mcbR gene product, a Corynebacteriumacetoglutamicum mcbR gene product, a Corynebacterium melassecola mcbRgene product, and a Corynebacterium thermoaminogenes mcbR gene product.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial mcbR gene product, wherein the variant mcbRgene product is a variant of an mcbR gene product including thefollowing amino acid sequence:G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D₂₂(SEQ ID NO:360), wherein each of X₂, X₄-X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇-X₂₀ is,independently, any amino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)-X_(13l) is,independently, any amino acid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)-X_(21t)is, independently, any amino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selectedfrom valine, aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein thevariant mcbR gene product includes an amino acid change at one or moreof G₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360. In various embodiments,the amino acid change is a change to an alanine.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial mcbR gene product, wherein the variant mcbRgene product is a C. glutamicum mcbR gene product including an aminoacid change in one or more of the following residues of SEQ ID NO:363:Glycine 92, Lysine 94, Phenylalanine 116, Glycine 118, and Aspartate134. In various embodiments, the amino acid change is a change to analanine.

The invention also features a polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acidsencoding a variant bacterial mcbR gene product.

The invention also features a bacterium including the nucleic acidsencoding a variant bacterial mcbR gene product. In various embodiments,the bacterium is a coryneform bacterium. The bacterium can furthercomprise one or more nucleic acids encoding other variant bacterialpolypeptides (e.g., variant bacterial polypeptides involved in aminoacid production, e.g., variant bacterial polypeptides described herein).

The invention also features methods for producing L-methionine, themethod including: cultivating a genetically modified bacterium includinga nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial mcbR gene product underconditions in which the nucleic acid is expressed and that allowL-methionine to be produced, and collecting the culture. The culture canbe fractionated (e.g., to remove cells and/or to obtain fractionsenriched in L-methionine).

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial aspartokinase polypeptide. In variousembodiments, the variant bacterial aspartokinase polypeptide exhibitsreduced feedback inhibition relative to a wild-type form of thebacterial aspartokinase polypeptide. In various embodiments, the nucleicacid encodes an aspartokinase polypeptide with reduced feedbackinhibition by S-adenosylmethionine. In various embodiments, thebacterial aspartokinase polypeptide is chosen from: a Corynebacteriumglutamicum aspartokinase polypeptide, a Mycobacterium smegmatisaspartokinase polypeptide, a Thermobifida fusca aspartokinasepolypeptide, an Amycolatopsis mediterranei aspartokinase polypeptide, aStreptomyces coelicolor aspartokinase polypeptide, an Erwiniachrysanthemi aspartokinase polypeptide, a Shewanella oneidensisaspartokinase polypeptide, a Mycobacterium tuberculosis aspartokinasepolypeptide, an Escherichia coli aspartokinase polypeptide, aCorynebacterium acetoglutamicum aspartokinase polypeptide, aCorynebacterium melassecola aspartokinase polypeptide, a Corynebacteriumthermoaminogenes aspartokinase polypeptide, a Brevibacteriumlactofermentum aspartokinase polypeptide, a Brevibacterium lactisaspartokinase polypeptide, and a Brevibacterium flavum aspartokinasepolypeptide.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial aspartokinase polypeptide, wherein thevariant aspartokinase polypeptide is a variant of an aspartokinasepolypeptide including the following amino acid sequence:G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄-X₅-X_(X)₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D₂₂(SEQ ID NO:360), w wherein each of X₂, X₄-X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇-X₂₀ is,independently, any amino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)-X_(13l) is,independently, any amino acid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)-X_(21t)is, independently, any amino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selectedfrom valine, aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein thevariant aspartokinase includes an amino acid change at one or more ofG₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360. In various embodiments, theamino acid change is a change to an alanine.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial aspartokinase polypeptide, wherein theaspartokinase polypeptide is a C. glutamicum aspartokinase polypeptideincluding an amino acid change in one or more of the following residuesof SEQ ID NO:202: Glycine 208, Lysine 210, Phenylalanine 223, Valine225, and Aspartate 236. In various embodiments, the amino acid change isa change to an alanine.

The invention also features a polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial aspartokinase polypeptide.

The invention also features a bacterium including the nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial aspartokinase polypeptide. In variousembodiments, the bacterium is a coryneform bacterium. The bacterium canfurther comprise one or more nucleic acids encoding other variantbacterial polypeptides (e.g., variant bacterial polypeptides involved inamino acid production, e.g., variant bacterial polypeptides describedherein). In various embodiments, the bacterium further comprises one ormore nucleic acid molecules (e.g., recombinant nucleic acid molecules)encoding a polypeptide involved in amino acid production (e.g., apolypeptide that is heterologous or homologous to the host cell, or avariant thereof). In various embodiments, the bacterium furthercomprises mutations in an endogenous sequence that result in increasedor decreased activity of a polypeptide involved in amino acid production(e.g., by mutation of an endogenous sequence encoding the polypeptideinvolved in amino acid production or a sequence that regulatesexpression of the polypeptide, e.g., a promoter sequence).

The invention also features a method for producing an amino acid, themethod including: cultivating a genetically modified bacterium includingthe nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial aspartokinase polypeptideunder conditions in which the nucleic acid is expressed and that allowthe amino acid to be produced, and collecting the culture. The culturecan be fractionated (e.g., to remove cells and/or to obtain fractionsenriched in the amino acid).

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial O-succinylhomoserine/acetylhomoserine(thiol)-lyase polypeptide (O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase). Invarious embodiments, the variant O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyaseexhibits reduced feedback inhibition relative to a wild-type form of theO-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase polypeptide. In various embodiments,the nucleic acid encodes an O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyasepolypeptide with reduced feedback inhibition by S-adenosylmethionine. Invarious embodiments, the bacterial O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyasepolypeptide is chosen from: a Corynebacterium glutamicumO-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase polypeptide, a Mycobacteriumsmegmatis O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase polypeptide, a Thermobifidafusca O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase polypeptide, an Amycolatopsismediterranei O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase polypeptide, aStreptomyces coelicolor O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase polypeptide,an Erwinia chrysanthemi O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase polypeptide,a Shewanella oneidensis O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase polypeptide,a Mycobacterium tuberculosis O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyasepolypeptide, an Escherichia coli O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyasepolypeptide, a Corynebacterium acetoglutamicum O-succinylhomoserine(thiol)-lyase polypeptide, a Corynebacterium melassecolaO-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase polypeptide, a Corynebacteriumthermoaminogenes O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase polypeptide, aBrevibacterium lactofermentum O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyasepolypeptide, a Brevibacterium lactis O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyasepolypeptide, and a Brevibacterium flavum O-succinylhomoserine(thiol)-lyase polypeptide.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyasepolypeptide, wherein the variant O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyasepolypeptide is a variant of an O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyasepolypeptide including the following amino acid sequence:G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D₂₂(SEQ ID NO:360), wherein each of X₂, X₄-X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇-X₂₀ is,independently, any amino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)-X_(13l) is,independently, any amino acid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)-X_(21t)is, independently, any amino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selectedfrom valine, aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein thevariant O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase polypeptide includes an aminoacid change at one or more of G₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360.In various embodiments, the amino acid change is a change to an alanine.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyasepolypeptide, wherein the variant O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyasepolypeptide is a C. glutamicum O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyasepolypeptide including an amino acid change in one or more of thefollowing residues of SEQ ID NO:235: Glycine 72, Lysine 74,Phenylalanine 90, isoleucine 92, and Aspartate 105. In variousembodiments, the amino acid change is a change to an alanine.

The invention also features a polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyasepolypeptide.

The invention also features a bacterium including a nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyasepolypeptide. In various embodiments, the bacterium is a coryneformbacterium. The bacterium can further comprise one or more nucleic acidsencoding other variant bacterial polypeptides (e.g., variant bacterialpolypeptides involved in amino acid production, e.g., variant bacterialpolypeptides described herein).

The invention also features a method for producing L-methionine, themethod including: cultivating a genetically modified bacterium includinga nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial O-succinylhomoserine(thiol)-lyase polypeptide under conditions in which the nucleic acid isexpressed and that allow L-methionine to be produced, and collecting theculture. The culture can be fractionated (e.g., to remove cells and/orto obtain fractions enriched in L-methionine).

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide. Invarious embodiments, the variant cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptideexhibits reduced feedback inhibition relative to a wild-type form of thecystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide. In various embodiments, thenucleic acid encodes a cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide with reducedfeedback inhibition by S-adenosylmethionine. In various embodiments, thebacterial cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide is chosen from: aCorynebacterium glutamicum cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide, aMycobacterium smegmatis cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide, aThermobifida fusca cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide, anAmycolatopsis mediterranei cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide, aStreptomyces coelicolor cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide, an Erwiniachrysanthemi cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide, a Shewanellaoneidensis cystathionine beta-lyase polyp eptide, a Mycobacteriumtuberculosis cystathionine beta-lyase polyp eptide, an Escherichia colicystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide, a Corynebacterium acetoglutamicumcystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide, a Corynebacterium melassecolacystathione beta-lyase polypeptide, a Corynebacterium thermoaminogenescystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide, a Brevibacterium lactofermentumcystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide, a Brevibacterium lactiscystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide, and a Brevibacteriumflavumcystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide,wherein the variant cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide is a variant ofa cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide including the following aminoacid sequence:G₁-X₂-X₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D₂₂(SEQ ID NO:360), wherein each of X₂, X₄-X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇-X₂₀ is,independently, any amino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)-X_(13l) is,independently, any amino acid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)-X_(21t)is, independently, any amino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selectedfrom valine, aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein thevariant cystathionine beta-lyase includes an amino acid change at one ormore of G₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360. In variousembodiments, the amino acid change is a change to an alanine.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide,wherein the variant cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide is a C.glutamicum cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide including an amino acidchange in one or more of the following residues of SEQ ID NO:217:Glycine 296, Lysine 298, Phenylalanine 312, Glycine 314 and Aspartate335. In various embodiments, the amino acid change is a change to analanine.

The invention also features a polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial cystathionine beta-lyase.

The invention also features a bacterium including a nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide. Invarious embodiments, the bacterium is a coryneform bacterium. Thebacterium can further comprise one or more nucleic acids encoding othervariant bacterial polypeptides (e.g., variant bacterial polypeptidesinvolved in amino acid production, e.g., variant bacterial polypeptidesdescribed herein).

The invention also features a method for producing L-methionine, themethod including:

cultivating a genetically modified bacterium including a nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial cystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide underconditions in which the nucleic acid is expressed and that allowL-methionine to be produced, and collecting the culture. The culture canbe fractionated (e.g., to remove cells and/or to obtain fractionsenriched in L-methionine).

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide. In various embodiments, the variant5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptideexhibits reduced feedback inhibition relative to a wild-type form of the5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide. Invarious embodiments, the nucleic acid encodes a 5-methyltetrahydrofolatehomocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide with reduced feedbackinhibition by S-adenosylmethionine polypeptide. In various embodiments,the bacterial 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide is chosen from: a Corynebacterium glutamicum5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide, aMycobacterium smegmatis 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide, a Thermobifida fusca5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide, anAmycolatopsis mediterranei 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide, a Streptomyces coelicolor5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide, anErwinia chrysanthemi 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide, a Shewanella oneidensis5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide, aMycobacterium tuberculosis 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide, an Escherichia coli5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide, aCorynebacterium acetoglutamicum 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide, a Corynebacterium melassecola5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide, aCorynebacterium thermoaminogenes 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide, a Brevibacterium lactofermentum5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide, aBrevibacterium lactis 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide, and a Brevibacterium flavum5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide, wherein the variant5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide is avariant of a 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide including the following amino acid sequence: G₁-X₂ -K₃ -X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆SEQ ID NO: 362), wherein X is any amino acid, wherein each ofX_(13a)-X_(13l) is, independently, any amino acid or absent, and whereinZ₁₆ is selected from valine, aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, andleucine; wherein the variant 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide includes an amino acid change at one ormore of G₁, K₃, F₁₄, or Z₁₆, of SEQ ID NO:362. In various embodiments,the amino acid change is a change to an alanine.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide, wherein the variant5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide is aC. glutamicum 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide including an amino acid change in one or more of thefollowing residues of SEQ ID NO:222:

Glycine 708, Lysine 710, Phenylalanine 725, and Leucine 727. In variousembodiments, the amino acid change is a change to an alanine.

The invention also features a polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase.

The invention also features a bacterium including a nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide. In various embodiments, the bacterium isa coryneform bacterium. The bacterium can further comprise one or morenucleic acids encoding other variant bacterial polypeptides (e.g.,variant bacterial polypeptides involved in amino acid production, e.g.,variant bacterial polypeptides described herein).

The invention also features a method for producing L-methionine, themethod including: cultivating a genetically modified bacterium includinga nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial 5-methyltetrahydrofolatehomocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide under conditions in which thenucleic acid is expressed and that allow L-methionine to be produced,and collecting the culture. The culture can be fractionated (e.g., toremove cells and/or to obtain fractions enriched in L-methionine).

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial S-adenosylmethionine synthetasepolypeptide. In various embodiments, the variant S-adenosylmethioninesynthetase polypeptide exhibits reduced feedback inhibition relative toa wild-type form of the S-adenosylmethionine synthetase polypeptide. Invarious embodiments, the nucleic acid encodes an S-adenosylmethioninesynthetase polypeptide with reduced feedback inhibition byS-adenosylmethionine. In various embodiments, the bacterialS-adenosylmethionine synthetase polypeptide is chosen from: aCorynebacterium glutamicum S-adenosylmethionine synthetase polypeptide,a Mycobacterium smegmatis S-adenosylmethionine synthetase polypeptide, aThermobifida fusca S-adenosylmethionine synthetase polypeptide, anAmycolatopsis mediterranei S-adenosylmethionine synthetase polypeptide,a Streptomyces coelicolor S-adenosylmethionine synthetase polypeptide,an Erwinia chrysanthemi S-adenosylmethionine synthetase polypeptide, aShewanella oneidensis S-adenosylmethionine synthetase polypeptide, aMycobacterium tuberculosis S-adenosylmethionine synthetase polypeptide,an Escherichia coli S-adenosylmethionine synthetase polypeptide, aCorynebacterium acetoglutamicum S-adenosylmethionine synthetasepolypeptide, a Corynebacterium melassecola S-adenosylmethioninesynthetase polypeptide, a Corynebacterium thermoaminogenesS-adenosylmethionine synthetase polypeptide, a Brevibacteriumlactofermentum S-adenosylmethionine synthetase polypeptide, aBrevibacterium lactis S-adenosylmethionine synthetase polypeptide, and aBrevibacterium flavum S-adenosylmethionine synthetase polypeptide.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial S-adenosylmethionine synthetasepolypeptide, wherein the variant S-adenosylmethionine synthetasepolypeptide is a variant of an S-adenosylmethionine synthetasepolypeptide including the following amino acid sequence:G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄₋X₅-X₆-X₇₋X8-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D₂₂(SEQ ID NO:360), wherein each of X₂, X₄-X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇-X₂₀ is,independently, any amino acid,wherein each of X_(13a)-X_(13l) is,independently, any amino acid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)-X_(21t)is, independently, any amino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selectedfrom valine, aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein thevariant S-adenosylmethionine synthetase polypeptide includes an aminoacid change at one or more of G₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360.In various embodiments, the amino acid change is a change to an alanine.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial S-adenosylmethionine synthetasepolypeptide, wherein the variant S-adenosylmethionine synthetasepolypeptide is a C. glutamicum S-adenosylmethionine synthetasepolypeptide including an amino acid change in one or more of thefollowing residues of SEQ ID NO:215: Glycine 263, Lysine 265,Phenylalanine 282, Glycine 284, and Aspartate 291.

In various embodiments, the amino acid change is a change to an alanine.

The invention also features a polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial S-adenosylmethionine synthetasepolypeptide.

The invention also features a bacterium including a nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial S-adenosylmethionine synthetasepolypeptide. In various embodiments, the bacterium is a coryneformbacterium. The bacterium can further comprise one or more nucleic acidsencoding other variant bacterial polypeptides (e.g., variant bacterialpolypeptides involved in amino acid production, e.g., variant bacterialpolypeptides described herein).

The invention also features a method for producing L-methionine, themethod including: cultivating a genetically modified bacterium includinga nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial S-adenosylmethioninesynthetase polypeptide under conditions in which the nucleic acid isexpressed and that allow L-methionine to be produced, and collecting theculture. The culture can be fractionated (e.g., to remove cells and/orto obtain fractions enriched in L-methionine).

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial homoserine kinase polypeptide. In variousembodiments, the variant homoserine kinase polypeptide exhibits reducedfeedback inhibition relative to a wild-type form of the bacterialhomoserine kinase polypeptide. In various embodiments, the nucleic acidencodes a homoserine kinase polypeptide with reduced feedback inhibitionby S-adenosylmethionine. In various embodiments, the bacterialhomoserine kinase polypeptide is chosen from: a Corynebacteriumglutamicum homoserine kinase polypeptide, a Mycobacterium smegmatishomoserine kinase polypeptide, a Thermobifida fusca homoserine kinasepolypeptide, an Amycolatopsis mediterranei homoserine kinasepolypeptide, a Streptomyces coelicolor homoserine kinase polypeptide, anErwinia chrysanthemi homoserine kinase polypeptide, a Shewanellaoneidensis homoserine kinase polypeptide, a Mycobacterium tuberculosishomoserine kinase polypeptide, an Escherichia coli homoserine kinasepolypeptide, a Corynebacterium acetoglutamicum homoserine kinasepolypeptide, a Corynebacterium melassecola homoserine kinasepolypeptide, a Corynebacterium thermoaminogenes homoserine kinasepolypeptide, a Brevibacterium lactofermentum homoserine kinasepolypeptide, a Brevibacterium lactis homoserine kinase polypeptide, anda Brevibacterium flavum homoserine kinase polypeptide.

In another aspect, the invention features an isolated nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial homoserine kinase polypeptide, wherein thehomoserine kinase polypeptide is a C. glutamicum homoserine kinasepolypeptide including an amino acid change in one or more of thefollowing residues of SEQ ID NO:364: Glycine 160, Lysine 161,Phenylalanine 186, Alanine 188, and Aspartate 205. In variousembodiments, the amino acid change is a change to an alanine, whereinthe original residue is other than an alanine.

The invention also features a polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial homoserine kinase.

The invention also features a bacterium including the nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial homoserine kinase polypeptide. In variousembodiments, the bacterium is a coryneform bacterium. The bacterium canfurther include one or more nucleic acids encoding other variantbacterial polypeptides (e.g., variant bacterial polypeptides involved inamino acid production, e.g., variant bacterial polypeptides describedherein).

The invention also features a method for producing an amino acid, themethod including: cultivating a genetically modified bacterium includingthe nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial homoserine kinasepolypeptide under conditions in which the nucleic acid is expressed andthat allow the amino acid to be produced, and collecting the culture.The culture can be fractionated (e.g., to remove cells and/or to obtainfractions enriched in the amino acid).

In another aspect, the invention features a bacterium including two ormore of the following: a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterialhomoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide; a nucleic acid encoding avariant bacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase; a nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial McbR gene product polypeptide; a nucleicacid encoding a variant bacterial aspartokinase polypeptide; a nucleicacid encoding a variant bacterial O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyasepolypeptide; a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial cystathionebeta-lyase polypeptide; a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide; anda nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial S-adenosylmethioninesynthetase polypeptide.

In various embodiments, the bacterium comprises a nucleic acid encodinga variant bacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferase and a nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase. Incertain embodiments, at least one of the variant bacterial polypeptideshave reduced feedback inhibition (e.g., relative to a wild-type form ofthe polypeptide).

In another aspect, the invention features a bacterium including two ormore of the following: (a) a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterialhomoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide, wherein the varianthomoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide is a variant of a homoserineO-acetyltransferase polypeptide including the following amino acidsequence:G₁-X-X₂-X₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D₂₂(SEQ ID NO:360), wherein each of X₂, X₄-X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇-X₂₀ is,independently, any amino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)-X_(13l) is,independently, any amino acid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)-X_(21t)is, independently, any amino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selectedfrom valine, aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein thevariant homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide includes an aminoacid change at one or more of G₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360;(b) a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide, wherein the variant O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide is a variant of an O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide including the following amino acid sequence:G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D₂₂(SEQ ID NO:360), wherein each of X₂, X₄-X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇-X₂₀ is,independently, any amino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)-X_(13l) is,independently, any amino acid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)-X_(21t)is, independently, any amino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selectedfrom valine, aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein thevariant O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide includes an aminoacid change at one or more of G₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360;and (c) a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide, wherein the variant O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide is a variant of a O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide including the following amino acid sequence:L₁-X₂-X₃-G₄-G₅-X₆-F₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁ (SEQ ID NO:361), wherein X is anyamino acid, wherein X₈ is selected from valine, leucine, isoleucine, andaspartate, and wherein X₁₁₁ is selected from valine, leucine,isoleucine, phenylalanine, and methionine; wherein the variant of thebacterial protein includes an amino acid change at one or more of L₁,G₄, X₈, X₁₁ of SEQ ID NO:361.

In another aspect, the invention features a bacterium including two ormore of the following: (a) a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterialhomoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide, wherein the varianthomoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide is a C. glutamicum homoserineO-acetyltransferase polypeptide including an amino acid change in one ormore of the following residues of SEQ ID NO:212: Glycine 231, Lysine233, Phenylalanine 251, and Valine 253; (b) a nucleic acid encoding avariant bacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide, whereinthe variant homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide is a T. fuscahomoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide including an amino acidchange in one or more of the following residues of SEQ ID NO:24: Glycine81, Aspartate 287, Phenylalanine 269; (c) a nucleic acid encoding avariant bacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide, whereinthe variant homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide is an E. colihomoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide including an amino acidchange at Glutamate 252 of SEQ ID NO:213; (d) a nucleic acid encoding avariant bacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide, whereinthe variant homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide is amycobacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide including anamino acid change in a residue corresponding to one or more of thefollowing residues of M. leprae homoserine O-acetyltransferasepolypeptide set forth in SEQ ID NO:23: Glycine 73, Aspartate 278, andTyrosine 260; (e) a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial homoserineO-acetyltransferase polypeptide, wherein the variant homoserineO-acetyltransferase polypeptide is an M. tuberculosis homoserineO-acetyltransferase polypeptide including an amino acid change in one ormore of the following residues of SEQ ID NO:22: Glycine 73, Tyrosine260, and Aspartate 278; (f) a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterialO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide, wherein the variantO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide is a C. glutamicumO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide including an amino acidchange in one or more of the following residues of SEQ ID NO:214:Glycine 227, Leucine 229, Aspartate 231, Glycine 232, Glycine 233,Phenylalanine 235, Aspartate 236, Valine 239, Phenylalanine 368,Aspartate 370, Aspartate 383, Glycine 346, and Lycine 348; and (g) anucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide, wherein the variant O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide is a T. fusca O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide including an amino acid change in one or more of thefollowing residues of SEQ ID NO:25: Glycine 240, Aspartate 244,Phenylalanine 379, and Aspartate 394.

In another aspect, the invention features a bacterium including anucleic acid encoding an episomal homoserine O-acetyltransferasepolypeptide and an episomal O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide. In various embodiments, the bacterium is a Corynebacterium.In various embodiments, the episomal homoserine O-acetyltransferasepolypeptide and the episomal O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide are of the same species as the bacterium (e.g., both are ofC. glutamicum). In various embodiments, the episomal homoserineO-acetyltransferase polypeptide and the episomal O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide are of a different species than the bacterium.In various embodiments, the episomal homoserine O-acetyltransferasepolypeptide is a variant of a bacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferasepolypeptide with reduced feedback inhibition relative to a wild-typeform of the homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide. In variousembodiments, the O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide is avariant of a bacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide withreduced feedback inhibition relative to a wild-type form of theO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide.

“Aspartic acid family of amino acids and related metabolites”encompasses L-aspartate, β-aspartyl phosphate,L-aspartate-β-semialdehyde, L-2,3-dihydrodipicolinate,L-Δ¹-piperideine-2,6-dicarboxylate,N-succinyl-2-amino-6-keto-L-pimelate, N-succinyl-2, 6-L,L-diaminopimelate, L, L-diaminopimelate, D, L-diaminopimelate, L-lysine,homoserine, O-acetyl-L-homoserine, O-succinyl-L-homoserine,cystathionine, L-homocysteine, L-methionine, S-adenosyl-L-methionine,O-phospho-L-homoserine, threonine, 2-oxobutanoate,(S)-2-aceto-2-hydroxybutanoate, (S)-2-hydroxy-3-methyl-3-oxopentanoate,(R)-2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoate, (R)-2-oxo-3-methylpentanoate,L-isoleucine, L-asparagine. In various embodiments the aspartic acidfamily of amino acids and related metabolites encompasses aspartic acid,asparagine, lysine, threonine, methionine, isoleucine, andS-adenosyl-L-methionine. A polypeptide or functional variant thereofwith “reduced feedback inhibition” includes a polypeptide that is lessinhibited by the presence of an inhibitory factor as compared to awild-type form of the polypeptide or a polypeptide that is lessinhibited by the presence of an inhibitory factor as compared to thecorresponding endogenous polypeptide expressed in the organism intowhich the variant has been introduced. For example, a wild-typeaspartokinase from E. coli or C. glutamicum may have 10-fold lessactivity in the presence of a given concentration of lysine, or lysineplus threonine, respectively. A variant with reduced feedback inhibitionmay have, for example, 5-fold less, 2-fold less, or wild-type levels ofactivity in the presence of the same concentration of lysine.

A “functional variant” protein is a protein that is capable ofcatalyzing the biosynthetic reaction catalyzed by the wild-type proteinin the case where the protein is an enzyme, or providing the samebiological function of the wild-type protein when that protein is notcatalytic. For instance, a functional variant of a protein that normallyregulates the transcription of one or more genes would still regulatethe transcription of one or more of the same genes when transformed intoa bacterium. In certain embodiments, a functional variant protein is atleast partially or entirely resistant to feedback inhibition by an aminoacid. In certain embodiments, the variant has fewer than 20, 15, 10, 9,8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, or 1 amino acid changes compared to the wild-typeprotein. In certain embodiments, the amino acid changes are conservativechanges. A variant sequence is a nucleotide or amino acid sequencecorresponding to a variant polypeptide, e.g., a functional variantpolypeptide.

An amino acid that is “corresponding” to an amino acid in a referencesequence occupies a site that is homologous to the site in the referencesequence. Corresponding amino acids can be identified by alignment ofrelated sequences.

As used herein, a “heterologous” nucleic acid or protein is meant toencompass a nucleic acid or protein, or functional variant of a nucleicacid or protein, of an organism (species) other than the host organism(species) used for the production of members of the aspartic acid familyof amino acids and related metabolites. In certain embodiments, when thehost organism is a coryneform bacteria the heterologous gene will not beobtained from E. coli. In other specific embodiments, when the hostorganism is E. coli the heterologous gene will not be obtained from acoryneform bacteria.

“Gene”, as used herein, includes coding, promoter, operator, enhancer,terminator, co-transcribed (e.g., sequences from an operon), and otherregulatory sequences associated with a particular coding sequence.

As used herein, a “homologous” nucleic acid or protein is meant toencompass a nucleic acid or protein, or functional variant of a nucleicacid or protein, of an organism that is the same species as the hostorganism used for the production of members of the aspartic acid familyof amino acids and related metabolites.

As known to those skilled in the art, certain substitutions of one aminoacid for another may be tolerated at one or more amino acid residues ofa wild-type enzyme without eliminating the activity or function of theenzyme. As used herein, the term “conservative substitution” refers tothe exchange of one amino acid for another in the same conservativesubstitution grouping in a protein sequence. Conservative amino acidsubstitutions are known in the art and are generally based on therelative similarity of the amino acid side-chain substituents, forexample, their hydrophobicity, hydrophilicity, charge, size, and thelike. In one embodiment, conservative substitutions typically includesubstitutions within the following groups: Group 1: glycine, alanine,and proline; Group 2: valine, isoleucine, leucine, and methionine; Group3: aspartic acid, glutamic acid, asparagine, glutamine; Group 4: serine,threonine, and cysteine; Group 5: lysine, arginine, and histidine; Group6: phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan. Each group provides alisting of amino acids that may be substituted in a protein sequence forany one of the other amino acids in that particular group.

There are several criteria used to establish groupings of amino acidsfor conservative substitution. For example, the importance of thehydropathic amino acid index in conferring interactive biologicalfunction on a protein is generally understood in the art (Kyte andDoolittle, Mol. Biol. 157:105-132 (1982). It is known that certain aminoacids may be substituted for other amino acids having a similarhydropathic index or score and still retain a similar biologicalactivity. Amino acid hydrophilicity is also used as a criterion for theestablishment of conservative amino acid groupings (see, e.g., U.S.Patent No. 4,554,101).

Information relating to the substitution of one amino acid for anotheris generally known in the art (see, e.g., Introduction to ProteinArchitecture: The Structural Biology of Proteins, Lesk, A. M., OxfordUniversity Press; ISBN: 0198504748; Introduction to Protein Structure,Branden, C.-I., Tooze, J., Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden (Jan.15, 1999); and Protein Structure Prediction: Methods and Protocols(Methods in Molecular Biology), Webster, D. M.(Editor), August 2000,Humana Press, ISBN: 0896036375).

In some embodiments, the nucleic acid and/or protein sequences of aheterologous sequence and/or host strain gene will be compared, and thehomology can be determined. Homology comparisons can be used, forexample, to identify corresponding amino acids. The percent identitybetween the two sequences is a function of the number of identicalpositions shared by the sequences, taking into account the number ofgaps, and the length of each gap, which need to be introduced foroptimal alignment of the two sequences. The comparison of sequences anddetermination of percent identity between two sequences can beaccomplished using a mathematical algorithm. For example, the percentidentity between two nucleotide sequences can be determined using thealgorithm of Needleman and Wunsch ((1970) J. Mol. Biol. 48:444-453)algorithm which has been incorporated into the GAP program in the GCGsoftware package, using either a Blosum 62 matrix and a gap weight of12, a gap extend penalty of 4, and a frameshift gap penalty of 5.

Generally, to determine the percent identity of two nucleic acid orprotein sequences, the sequences are aligned for optimal comparisonpurposes (e.g., gaps can be introduced in one or both of a first and asecond nucleic acid or amino acid sequence for optimal alignment andnon-homologous sequences can be disregarded for comparison purposes).The length of a test sequence aligned for comparison purposes can be atleast 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100% of the length of thereference sequence. The nucleotides or amino acids at correspondingnucleotide or amino acid positions are then compared. When a position inthe first sequence is occupied by the same nucleotide or amino acid asthe corresponding position in the second sequence, then the moleculesare identical at that position (as used herein “identity” is equivalentto “homology”).

The protein sequences described herein can be used as a “query sequence”to perform a search against a database of non-redundant sequences, forexample. Such searches can be performed using the BLASTP and TBLASTNprograms (version 2.0) of Altschul, et al. (1990) J. Mol. Biol.215:403-10. BLAST protein searches can be performed with the BLASTPprogram, using, for example, the Blosum 62 matrix, a wordlength of 3,and a gap existence cost of 11 and a gap extension penalty of 1.Software for performing BLAST analyses is publicly available through theNational Center for Biotechnology Information, and default paramentercan be used. Sequences described herein can also be used as querysequences in TBLASTN searches, using specific or default parameters.

The nucleic acid sequences described herein can be used as a “querysequence” to perform a search against a database of non-redundantsequences, for example. Such searches can be performed using the BLASTNand BLASTX programs (version 2.0) of Altschul, et al. (1990) J. Mol.Biol. 215:403-10. BLAST nucleotide searches can be performed with theBLASTN program, score=100, wordlength=11 to evaluate identity at thenucleic acid level. BLAST protein searches can be performed with theBLASTX program, score=50, wordlength=3 to evaluate identity at theprotein level. To obtain gapped alignments for comparison purposes,Gapped BLAST can be utilized as described in Altschul et al., (1997)Nucleic Acids Res. 25:3389-3402. When utilizing BLAST and Gapped BLASTprograms, the default parameters of the respective programs (e.g.,BLASTX and BLASTN) can be used. Alignment of nucleotide sequences forcomparison can also be conducted, e.g., by the local homology algorithmof Smith & Waterman, Adv. Appl. Math. 2:482 (1981), by the homologyalignment algorithm of Needleman & Wunsch, J. Mol. Biol. 48:443 (1970),by the search for similarity method of Pearson & Lipman, Proc. Nat'l.Acad. Sci. USA 85:2444 (1988), by computerized implementations of thesealgorithms (GAP, BESTFIT, FASTA, and TFASTA in the Wisconsin GeneticsSoftware Package, Genetics Computer Group, 575 Science Dr., Madison,Wis.), or by manual alignment and visual inspection (see, e.g., CurrentProtocols in Molecular Biology (Ausubel et al., eds. 1995 supplement)).

Nucleic acid sequences can be analyzed for hybridization properties. Asused herein, the term “hybridizes under low stringency, mediumstringency, high stringency, or very high stringency conditions”describes conditions for hybridization and washing. Guidance forperforming hybridization reactions can be found in Current Protocols inMolecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, N.Y. (1989), 6.3.1-6.3.6. Aqueousand nonaqueous methods are described in that reference and either can beused. Specific hybridization conditions referred to herein are asfollows: 1) low stringency hybridization conditions in 6X sodiumchloride/sodium citrate (SSC) at about 45° C., followed by two washes in0.2×SSC, 0.1% SDS at least at 50° C. (the temperature of the washes canbe increased to 55° C. for low stringency conditions); 2) mediumstringency hybridization conditions in 6×SSC at about 45° C., followedby one or more washes in 0.2×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 60° C.; 3) high stringencyhybridization conditions in 6×SSC at about 45° C., followed by one, two,three, four or more washes in 0.2×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 65° C.) very highstringency hybridization conditions are 0.5M sodium phosphate, 7% SDS at65° C., followed by one or more washes at 0.2×SSC, 1% SDS at 65° C. Veryhigh stringency conditions (at least 4 or more washes) are the preferredconditions and the ones that should be used unless otherwise specified.

The details of one or more embodiments of the invention are set forth inthe accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features,objects, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thedescription and drawings, and from the claims.

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FIG. 1. is a diagram of the biosynthesis of aspartate amino acid family.

FIG. 2. is a diagram of the methionine biosynthetic pathway.

FIG. 3. is a restriction map of plasmid MB3961 (vector backboneplasmid).

FIG. 4. is a restriction map of plasmid MB4094 (vector backboneplasmid).

FIG. 5. is a restriction map of plasmid MB4083 (hom-thrB deletionconstruct).

FIG. 6. is a restriction map of plasmid MB4084 (thrB deletionconstruct).

FIG. 7. is a restriction map of plasmid MB4165 (mcbR deletionconstruct).

FIG. 8. is a restriction map of plasmid MB4169 (hom-thrB deletion/gpd-M.smegmatis lysC(T311I)-asd replacement construct).

FIG. 9. is a restriction map of plasmid MB4192 (hom-thrB deletion/gpd-S.coelicolor hom(G362E) replacement construct.

FIG. 10. is a restriction map of plasmid MB4276 (pck deletion/gpd-M.smegmatis lysC(T311I)-asd replacement construct).

FIG. 11. is a restriction map of plasmid MB4286 (mcbR deletion/trcRBS-T.fusca metA replacement construct).

FIG. 12A. is a restriction map of plasmid MB4287 (mcbRdeletion/trcRBS-C. glutamicum metA (K233A)-metB replacement construct).

FIG. 12B. is a depiction of the nucleotide sequence of the DNA sequencein MB4278 (trcRBS-C. glutamicum metA YH) that spans from the trcRBSpromoter to the stop of the metH gene.

FIG. 13 is a graph depicting the results of an assay to determine invitro O-acetyltransferase activity of C. glutamicum MetA from two C.glutamicum strains, MA-442 and MA-449, in the presence and absence ofIPTG.

FIG. 14 is a graph depicting the results of an assay to determinesensitivity of MetA in C. glutamicum strain MA-442 to inhibition bymethionine and S-AM.

FIG. 15 is a graph depicting the results of an assay to determine the invitro O-acetyltransferase activity of T. fusca MetA expressed in C.glutamicum strains MA-456, MA570, MA-578, and MA-479. Rate is a measureof the change in OD412 divided by time per nanograms of protein.

FIG. 16 is a graph depicting the results of an assay to determine invitro MetY activity of T. fusca MetY expressed in C. glutamicum strainsMA-456 and MA-570. Rate is defined as the change in OD412 divided bytime per nanograms of protein.

FIG. 17. is a graph depicting the results of an assay to determinelysine production in C. glutamicum and B. lactofermentum strainsexpressing heterologous wild-type and mutant lysC variants.

FIG. 18 is a graph depicting results from an assay to determine lysineand homoserine production in C. glutamicum strain, MA-0331 in thepresence and absence of the S. coelicolor hom G362E variant.

FIG. 19. is a graph depicting results from any assay to determineasparate concentrations in C. glutamicum strains MA-0331 and MA-0463 inthe presence and absence of E chrysanthemi ppc.

FIG. 20 is a graph depicting results from an assay to determine lysineproduction in C. glutamicum strains MA-0331 and MA-0463 transformed withheterologous wild-type dapA genes.

FIG. 21 is a graph depicting results from an assay to determinemetabolite levels in C. glutamicum strain MA-1378 and its parentstrains.

FIG. 22 is a graph depicting results from an assay to determinehomoserine and O-acetylhomoserine levels in C. glutamicum strainsMA-0428, MA-0579, MA-1351, MA-1559 grown in the presence or absence ofIPTG. IPTG induces expression of the episomal plasmid borne T. fuscametA gene.

FIG. 23. is a graph depicting results from an assay to determinemetabolite levels in C. glutamicum strain MA-1559 and its parentstrains.

FIG. 24 is a graph depicting methionine concentrations in broths fromfermentations of two C. glutamicum strains, MA-622, and MA-699, whichexpress a MetA K233A mutant polypeptide. Production by cells cultured inthe presence and absence of IPTG is depicted.

FIG. 25 is a graph depicting methionine concentrations in broths fromfermentations of two C. glutamicum strains, MA-622 and MA-699,expressing a MetY D23 1A mutant polypeptide. Production by cellscultured in the presence and absence of IPTG is depicted.

FIG. 26 is a graph depicting methionine concentrations in broths fromfermentations of two C. glutamicum strains, MA-622 and MA-699,expressing a C. glutamicum MetY G232A mutant polypeptide. Production bycells cultured in the presence and absence of IPTG is depicted.

FIG. 27 is a graph depicting results from an assay to determinemetabolite levels in C. glutamicum strains MA-1 906, MA-2028, MA-1 907,and MA-2025. Strains were grown in the presence and absence of IPTG.

FIG. 28 is a graph depicting results from an assay to determinemetabolite levels in C. glutamicum strains MA-1667 and MA-1743. Strainswere grown in the presence and absence of IPTG.

FIG. 29 is a graph depicting results from an assay to determinemetabolite levels in C. glutamicum strains MA-0569, MA-1688, MA-1421,and MA-1790. Strains were grown in the absence and/or presence of IPTG.

FIG. 30 is a graph depicting results from an assay to determinemetabolite levels in C. glutamicum strain MA-1 668 and its parentstrains.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The invention provides nucleic acids and modified bacteria that comprisenucleic acids encoding proteins that improve fermentative production ofaspartate-derived amino acids and intermediate compounds. In particular,nucleic acids and bacteria relevant to the production of L-aspartate,L-lysine, L-methionine, S-adenosyl-L-methionine, threonine,L-isoleucine, homoserine, O-acetyl homoserine, homocysteine, andcystathionine are disclosed. The nucleic acids include genes that encodemetabolic pathway proteins that modulate the biosynthesis of these aminoacids, intermediates, and related metabolites either directly (e.g., viaenzymatic conversion of intermediates) or indirectly (e.g., viatranscriptional regulation of enzyme expression or regulation of aminoacid export). The nucleic acid sequences encoding the proteins can bederived from bacterial species other than the host organism (species)used for the production of members of the aspartic acid family of aminoacids and related metabolites. The invention also provides methods forproducing the bacteria and the amino acids, including the production ofamino acids for use in animal feed additives.

Modification of the sequences of certain bacterial proteins involved inamino acid production can lead to increased yields of amino acids.Regulated (e.g., reduced or increased) expression of modified orunmodified (e.g., wild type) bacterial enzymes can likewise enhanceamino acid production. The methods and compositions described hereinapply to bacterial proteins that regulate the production of amino acidsand related metabolites, (e.g., proteins involved in the metabolism ofmethionine, threonine, isoleucine, aspartate, lysine, cysteine andsulfur), and nucleic acids encoding these proteins. These proteinsinclude enzymes that catalyze the conversion of intermediates of aminoacid biosynthetic pathways to other intermediates and/or end product,and proteins that directly regulate the expression and/or function ofsuch enzymes. Target proteins for manipulation include those enzymesthat are subject to various types of regulation such as repression,attenuation, or feedback-inhibition. Amino acid biosynthetic pathways inbacterial species, information regarding the proteins involved in thesepathway, links to sequences of these proteins, and other relatedresources for identifying proteins for manipulation and/or expression asdescribed herein can be accessed through linked databases described byError! Hyperlink reference not valid.Bono et al., Genome Research,8:203-210, 30 1998.

Strategies to manipulate the efficiency of amino acid biosynthesis forcommercial production include overexpression, underexpression (includinggene disruption or replacement), and conditional expression of specificgenes, as well as genetic modification to optimize the activity ofproteins. It is possible to reduce the sensitivity of biosyntheticenzymes to inhibitory stimuli, e.g., feedback inhibition due to thepresence of biosynthetic pathway end products and intermediates. Forexample, strains used for commercial production of lysine derived fromeither coryneform bacteria or Escherichia coli typically displayrelative insensitivity to feedback inhibition by lysine. Usefulcoryneform bacterial strains are also relatively resistant to inhibitionby threonine. Novel methods and compositions described herein result inenhanced amino acid production. While not bound by theory, these methodsand compositions may result in enzymes that are enhanced due to reducedfeedback inhibition in the presence of S-adenosylmethionine (S-AM)and/or methionine. Exemplary target genes for manipulation are bacterialdapA, hom, thrB, ppc, pyc, pck, metE, glyA, metA, metY, mcbR, lysC, asd,metB, metC, metH, and metK genes. These target genes can be manipulatedindividually or in various combinations.

In certain embodiments, it is useful to engineer strains such that theactivity of particular genes is reduced (e.g., by mutation or deletionof an endogenous gene). For example, stains with reduced activity of oneor more of hom, thrB, pck, or mcbR gene products can exhibit enhancedproduction of amino acids and related intermediates.

Two central carbon metabolism enzymes that direct carbon flow towardsthe aspartic acid family of amino acids and related metabolites includephosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (Ppc) and pyruvate carboxylase (Pyc).The initial steps of biosynthesis of aspartatic acid family amino acidsare diagrammed in FIG. 1. Both enzymes catalyze the formation ofoxaloacetate, a tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle component that istransaminated to aspartic acid. Aspartokinase (which is encoded by lysCin coryneform bacteria) catalyzes the first enzyme reaction in theaspartic acid family of amino acids, and is known to be regulated byboth feedback-inhibition and repression. Thus, deregulation of thisenzyme is critical for the production of any of the commerciallyimportant amino acids and related metabolites of the aspartic acid aminoacid pathway (e.g. aspartic acid, asparagine, lysine, methionine,S-adenosyl-L-methionine, threonine, and isoleucine). As critical enzymesfor regulating carbon flow towards amino acids derived from aspartate,overexpression (by increasing copy number and/or the use of strongpromoters) and/or deregulation of each or both of these enzymes canenhance production of the amino acids listed above.

Other biosynthetic enzymes can be employed to enhance production ofspecific amino acids. Examples of enzymes involved in L-lysinebiosynthesis include: dihydrodipicolinate synthase (DapA),dihydrodipicolinate reductase (DapB), diaminopimelate dehydrogenase(Ddh), and diaminopimelate decarboxylase (LysA). A list of enzymesinvolved in lysine biosynthesis is provided in Table 1. Overexpressionand/or deregulation of each of these enzymes can enhance production oflysine. Overexpression of biosynthetic enzymes can be achieved byincreasing copy number of the gene of interest and/or operably linkingthe gene to apromoter optimal for expression, e.g., a strong orconditional promoter.

Lysine productivity can be enhanced in strains overexpressing generaland specific regulatory enzymes. Specific amino acid substitutions inaspartokinase and dihydrodipicolinate synthase in E. coli can lead toincreased lysine production by reducing feedback inhibition. Enhancedexpression of lysC and/or dapA (either wild-type or feedback-insensitivealleles) can. ncrease lysine production. Similarly, deregulated allelesof heterologous lysC and dapA genes can be expressed in a strain ofcoryneform bacteria such as Corynebacterium glutamicum. Likewise,overexpression of eitherpyc or ppc can enhance lysine production. TABLE1 Genes and enzymes involved in lysine biosynthesis Gene Enzyme CommentPyc Pyruvate Carboxylase Anaplerotic reaction Ppc PhosphoenolpyruvateAnaplerotic reaction Carboxylase AspC Aspartate Converts OAA to Asparticacid. Aminotransferase LysC Aspartate Kinase Depending upon sourcespecies, (III) feedback-inhibited by lysine or lysine plus threonine,and in some strains, repressed by lysine. Asd Aspartic SemialdehydeDehydrogenase Hom Homoserine Key branch-point between lysineDehydrogenase and methionine/threonine. DapA DihydrodipicolinateCatalyzes first committed step Synthase in lysine biosynthesis. Isinhibited by lysine in E. coli. DapB Dihydrodipicolinate Reductase DapCN-succinyl-LL- diaminopimelate Aminotransferase DapDTetrahydrodipicolinate N-Succinyltransferase DapE N-succinyl-LL-diaminopimelate Desuccinylase DapF Diaminopimelate Epimerase LysADiaminopimelate Last step in lysine biosynthesis Decarboxylase DdhDiaminopimelate Redundant one-step pathway for Dehydrogenase convertingtetrahydrodipicolinate to meso-diaminopimelate in Corynebacteria

Steps in the biosynthesis of methionine are diagrammed in FIG. 2.Examples of enzymes that regulate methionine biosynthesis include:Homoserine dehydrogenase (Hom), O-homoserine acetyltransferase (MetA),and O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase (MetY). Overexpression (byincreasing copy number of the gene of interest and/or through the use ofstrong promoters) and/or deregulation of each of these enzymes canenhance production of methionine.

Methionine adenosyltransferase (MetK) catalyzes the production ofS-adenosyl-L-methionine from methionine. Reduction of metK-expressedenzyme activity can prevent the conversion of methionine toS-adenosyl-L-methionine, thus enhancing the yield of methionine frombacterial strains. Conversely, if one wanted to enhance carbon flow frommethionine to S-adenosyl-L-methionine, the metK gene could beoverexpressed or desensitized to feedback inhibition.

Bacterial Host Strains

Suitable host species for the production of amino acids include bacteriaof the family Enterobacteriaceae such as an Escherichia coli bacteriaand strains of the genus Corynebacterium. The list below containsexamples of species and strains that can be used as host strains for theexpression of heterologous genes and the production of amino acids.

-   Escherichia coli W3110 F⁻ IN(rrnD-rrnE)1 λ⁻ (E. coli Genetic Stock    Center)-   Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC (American Type Culture Collection)    13032-   Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 21526-   Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 21543-   Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 21608-   Corynebacterium acetoglutamicum ATCC 15806-   Corynebacterium acetoglutamicum ATCC 21491-   Corynebacterium acetoglutamicum NRRL B-11473-   Corynebacterium acetoglutamicum NRRL B-11475-   Corynebacterium acetoacidophilum ATCC 13870-   Corynebacterium melassecola ATCC 17965-   Corynebacterium thermoaminogenes FERM BP-1539-   Brevibacterium lactis-   Brevibacterium lactofermentum ATCC 13869-   Brevibacterium lactofermentum NRRL B-1 1470-   Brevibacterium lactofermentum NRRL B-1 1471-   Brevibacterium lactofermentum ATCC 21799-   Brevibacterium lactofermentum ATCC 31269-   Brevibacterium flavum ATCC 14067-   Brevibacterium flavum ATCC 21269-   Brevibacterium flavum NRRL B-11472-   Brevibacterium flavum NRRL B-11474-   Brevibacterium flavum ATCC 21475-   Brevibacterium divaricatum ATCC 14020    Bacteria Strain for Use a Source of Useful Gene

Suitable species and strains for heterologous bacterial genes include,but are not limited to, these listed below.

-   Mycobacterium smegmatis ATCC 700084-   Amycolatopsis mediterranei-   Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)-   Thermobifida fusca ATCC 27730-   Erwinia chrysanthemi ATCC 11663-   Shewanella oneidensis-   Mycobacterium leprae-   Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv-   Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC 8014-   Bacillus sphaericus

Amino acid sequences of exemplary proteins, which can be used to enhanceamino acid production, are provided in Table 16. Nucleotide sequencesencoding these proteins are provided in Table 17. The sequences that canbe expressed in a host strain are not limited to those sequencesprovided by the Tables.

Aspartokinases

Aspartokinases (also referred to as aspartate kinases) are enzymes thatcatalyze the first committed step in the biosynthesis of aspartic acidfamily amino acids. The level and activity of aspartokinases aretypically regulated by one or more end products of the pathway (lysineor lysine plus threonine depending upon the bacterial species), boththrough feedback inhibition (also referred to as allosteric regulation)and transcriptional control (also called repression). Bacterial homologsof coryneform and E. coli aspartokinases can be used to enhance aminoacid production. Coryneform and E. coli aspartokinases can be expressedin heterologous organisms to enhance amino acid production.

Homologs of the LysCprotein from Coryneform bacteria

In Coryneform bacteria, aspartokinase is encoded by the lysC locus. ThelysC locus contains two overlapping genes, lysC alpha and lysC beta.LysC alpha and lysC beta code for the 47- and 18-kD subunits ofaspartokinase, respectively. A third open-reading frame is adjacent tothe lysC locus, and encodes aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase (asd).The asd start codon begins 24 base-pairs downstream from the end of thelysC open-reading frame, is expressed as part of the lysC operon.

The primary sequence of aspartokinase proteins and the structure of thelysC loci are conserved across several members of the orderActinomycetales. Examples of organisms that encode both an aspartokinaseand an aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase that are highly related tothe proteins from coryneform bacteria include Mycobacterium smegmatis,Amycolatopsis mediterranei, Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), andThermobifida fusca. In some instances these organisms contain the lysCand asd genes arranged as in coryneform bacteria. Table 2 displays thepercent identity of proteins from these Actinomycetes to the C.glutamicum aspartokinase and aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenaseproteins. TABLE 2 Percent Identity of Heterologous Aspartokinase andAspartate Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Proteins to C. glutamicum ProteinsAspartokinase Aspartate Semialdehyde (% Identity to Dehydrogenase (%Identity Organism C. glutamicum LysC) to C. glutamicum Asd)Mycobacterium 73 68 smegmatis Amycolatopsis 73 62 mediterraneiStreptomyces 64 50 coelicolor Thermobifida 64 48 fusca

Isolates of source strains such as Mycobacterium smegmatis,Amycolatopsis mediterranei, Streptomyces coelicolor, and Thermobifidafusca are available. The lysC operons can be amplified from genomic DNAprepared from each source strain, and the resulting PCR product can beligated into an E. coli/C. glutamicum shuttle vector. The homolog of theaspartokinase enzyme from the source strain can then be introduced intoa host strain and expressed.

E. coli Aspartokinase III Homologs

In coryneform bacteria there is concerted feedback inhibition ofaspartokinase by lysine and threonine. This is in contrast to E. coli,where there are three distinct aspartokinases that are independentlyallosterically regulated by lysine, threonine, or methionine. Homologsof the E. coli aspartokinase III (and other isoenzymes) can be used asan alternative source of deregulated aspartokinase proteins. Expressionof these enzymes in coryneform bacteria may decrease the complexity ofpathway regulation. For example, the aspartokinase III genes arefeedback-inhibited only by lysine instead of lysine and threonine.Therefore, the advantages of expressing feedback-resistant alleles ofaspartokinase III alleles include: (1) the increased likelihood ofcomplete deregulation; and (2) the possible removal of the need forconstructing either “leaky” mutations in hom or threonine auxotrophsthat need to be supplemented. These features can result in decreasedfeedback inhibition by lysine.

Genes encoding aspartokinase III isoenzymes can be isolated frombacteria that are more distantly related to Corynebacteria than theActinomycetes described above. For example, the E. chysanthemi and S.oneidensis gene products are 77% and 60% identical to the E. coli lysCprotein, respectively (and 26% and 35% identical to C. glutamicum LysC).The genes coding for aspartokinase III, or functional variants therof,from the non-Escherichia bacteria, Erwinia chrysanthemi and Shewanellaoneidensis can be amplified and ligated into the appropriate shuttlevector for expression in C. glutamicum.

Construction of Deregulated Aspartokinase Alleles

Lysine analogs (e.g. S-(2-aminoethyl)cysteine (AEC)) or highconcentrations of lysine (and/or threonine) can be used to identifystrains with enhanced production of lysine. A significant portion of theknown lysine-resistant strains from both C. glutamicum and E. colicontain mutations at the lysC locus. Importantly, specific amino acidsubstitutions that confer increased resistance to AEC have beenidentified, and these substitutions map to well-conserved residues.Specific amino acid substitutions that result in increased lysineproductivity, at least in wild-type strains, include, but are notlimited to, those listed in Table 3. In many instances, several usefulsubstitutions have been identified at a particular residue. Furthermore,in various examples, strains have been identified that contain more thanone lysC mutation. Sequence alignment confirms that the residuespreviously associated with feedback-resistance (i.e. AEC-resistance) areconserved in a variety of aspartokinase proteins from distantly relatedbacteria. TABLE 3 Amino Acid Substitutions That Release AspartokinaseFeedback Inhibition. Amino Acid Organism Substitution Corynebacteriumglutamicum (or related species) Ala 279

Pro ″ Ser 301

Tyr ″ Thr 311

Ile ″ Gly 345

Asp Escherichia coli (many substitutions identified Gly 323

Asp between amino acids 318-325 and 345-352) Escherichia coli (manysubstitutions identified Leu 325

Phe between amino acids 318-325 and 345-352) Escherichia coli (manysubstitutions identified Ser 345

Ile between amino acids 318-325 and 345-352) Escherichia coli (manysubstitutions identified Val 347

Met between amino acids 318-325 and 345-352)

Standard site-directed mutagenesis techniques can be used to constructaspartokinase variants that are not subject to allosteric regulation.After cloning PCR-amplified lysC or aspartokinase III genes intoappropriate shuttle vectors, oligonucleotide-mediated site-directedmutagenesis is use to provide modified alleles that encode substitutionssuch as those listed in Table 3. Vectors containing either wild-typegenes or modified alleles can be be transformed into C. glutamicumalongside control vectors. The resulting transformants can be screened,for example, for lysine productivity, increased resistance to AEC,relative cross-feeding of lysine auxotrophs, or other methods known tothose skilled in the art to identify the mutant alleles of mostinterest. Assays to measure lysine productivity and/or enzyme activitycan be used to confirm the screening results and select useful mutantalleles. Techniques such as high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC)and HPLC-mass spectrometry (MS) assays to quantify levels of members ofthe aspartic acid family of amino acids and related metabolites areknown to those skilled in the art.

Methods for random generating amino acid substitutions within the lysCcoding sequence, through methods such as mutagenenic PCR, can be used.These methods are familiar to those skilled in the art; for example, PCRcan be performed using the GeneMorph PCR mutagenesis kit (Stratagene, LaJolla, Calif.) according to manufacturer's instructions to achievemedium and high range mutation frequencies.

Evaluation of the heterologous enzymes can be carried out in thepresence of the LysC, DapA, Pyc, and Ppc proteins that are endogenous tothe host strain. In certain instances, it will be helpful to havereagents to specifically assess the functionality of the heterologousbiosynthetic proteins. Phenotypic assays for AEC resistance or enzymeassays can be used to confirm function of wild-type and modifiedvariants of heterologous aspartokinases. The function of clonedheterologous genes can be confirmed by complementation of geneticallycharacterized mutants of E. coli or C. glutamicum. Many of the E. colistrains are publicly available from the E. coli Genetic Stock Center(http://cgsc.biology.yale.edu/top.html). C. glutamicum mutants have alsobeen described.

Dihydrodipicolinate Synthases

Dihydrodipicolinate synthase, encoded by dapa, is the branch pointenzyme that commits carbon to lysine biosynthesis rather thanthreonine/methionine production. DapA converts aspartate-β-semialdehydeto 2,3-dihydrodipicolinate. DapA overexpression has been shown to resultin increased lysine production in both E. coli and coryneform bacteria.In E. coli, DapA is allosterically regulated by lysine, whereas existingevidence suggests that C. glutamicum regulation occurs at the level ofgene expression. Dihydrodipicolinate synthase proteins are not as wellconserved amongst Actinomycetes as compared to LysC proteins.

Both wild-type and deregulated DapA proteins that are homologous to theC. glutamicum protein or the E. coli DapA protein can be expressed toenhance lysine production. Candidate organisms that can be sources ofdapa genes are shown in Table 4. The known sequence from M. tuberculosisor M. ieprae can be used to identify homologous genes from M. smegmatis.TABLE 4 Percent Identity of Dihydrodipicolinate Synthase Proteins. %Identity to % Identity to Organism C. glutamicum DapA E. coli DapACorynebacterium glutamicum 100 34 Mycobacterium tuberculosis 59 33H37Rv * Streptomyces coelicolor 53 33 Thermobifida fusca 48 33 Erwiniachrysanthemi 34 81* Can be used for cloning of the M. smegmatis dapA gene.

Amino acid substitutions that relieve feedback inhibition of E. coliDapA by lysine have been described. Examples of such substitutions arelisted in Table 5. Some of the residues that can be altered to relievefeedback inhibition are conserved in all of the candidate DapA proteins(e.g. Leu 88, His 118). This sequence conservation suggests that similarsubstitutions in the proteins from Actinomycetes may further enhanceprotein function. Site-directed mutagenesis can be employed to engineerderegulated DapA variants.

DapA isolates can be tested for increased lysine production usingmethods described above. For instance, one could distribute a culture ofa lysine-requiring bacterium on a growth medium lacking lysine. Apopulation of dapA mutants obtained by site-directed mutagenesis couldthen be introduced (through transformation or conjugation) into awild-type coryneform strain, and subsequently spread onto the agar platecontaining the distributed lysine auxotroph. A feedback-resistant dapAmutant would overproduce lysine which would be excreted into the growthmedium and satisfy the growth requirement of the auxotroph previouslydistributed on the agar plate. Therefore a halo of growth of the lysineauxotroph around a dapa mutation-containing colony would indicate thepresence of the desired feedback-resistant mutation. TABLE 5 Amino AcidSubstitutions in Dihydrodipicolinate Synthase That Release FeedbackInhibition. Amino Acid Substitution (using E. coli DapA amino Organismacid # as reference Glycine max Asn 80

Ile Nicotiana sylvestris Escherichia coli Ala 81

Val Zea mays Glu 84

Lys Methylobacillus glycogens Leu 88

Phe Escherichia coli His 118

Tyr

Pyruvate and Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylases

Pyruvate carboxylase (Pyc) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (Ppc)catalyze the synthesis of oxaloacetic acid (OAA), the citric acid cycleintermediate that feeds directly into lysine biosynthesis. Theseanaplerotic reactions have been associated with improved yields ofseveral amino acids, including lysine, and are obviously important tomaximize OAA formation. In addition, a variant of the C. glutamicum Pycprotein containing a P458S substitution, has been shown to haveincreased activity, as demonstrated by increased lysine production.Proline 458 is a highly conserved amino acid position across a broadrange of pyruvate carboxylases, including proteins from theActinomycetes S. coelicolor (amino acid residue 449) and M. smegmatis(amino acid residue 448). Similar amino acid substitutions in theseproteins may enhance anaplerotic activity. A third gene, PEPcarboxykinase (pck), expresses an enzyme that catalyzes the formation ofphosphoenolpyruvate from OAA (for gluconeogenesis), and thusfunctionally competes with pyc and ppc. Enhancing expression ofpyc andppc can maximize OAA formation. Reducing or eliminatingpck activity canalso improve OAA formation.

Homoserine Dehydrogenase

Homoserine dehydrogenase (Hom) catalyzes the conversion of aspartatesemialdehyde to homoserine. Hom is feedback-inhibited by threonine andrepressed by methionine in coryneform bacteria. It is thought that thisenzyme has greater affinity for aspartate semialdehyde than does thecompeting dihydrodipicolinate synthase (DapA) reaction in the lysinebranch, but slight carbon “spillage” down the threonine pathway maystill block Hom activity. Feedback-resistant variants of Hom,overexpression of hom, and/or deregulated transcription of hom, or acombination of any of these approaches, can enhance methionine,threonine, isoleucine, or S-adenosyl-L-methionine production. DecreasedHom activity can enhance lysine production. Bifunctional enzymes withhomoserine dehydrogenase activity, such as enzymes encoded by E. colimetL (aspartokinase II-homoserine dehydrogenase II) and thrA(aspartokinase 1-homoserine dehydrogenase I), can also be used toenhance amino acid production.

Targeted amino acid substitutions can be generated either to decrease,but not eliminate, Hom activity or to relieve Hom from feedbackinhibition by threonine. Mutations that result in decreased Hom activityare referred to as “leaky” Hom mutations. In the C. glutamicumhomoserine dehydrogenase, amino acid residues have been identified thatcan be mutated to either enhance or decrease Hom activity. Several ofthese specific amino acids are well-conserved in Hom proteins in otherActinomycetes (see Table 6). TABLE 6 Amino acid substitutions thatresult in either “leaky” Hom alleles or Hom proteins relieved offeedback inhibition by threonine. C. Corresponding amino acid residuefrom glutamicum heterologous homoserine dehydrogenase residue M.smegmatis S. coelicolor T. fusca Leaky Hom alleles L23F V10 L10 L192V59A V46 V46 V228 V104I I90 I91 I274 Deregulated Hom alleles G378E G364G362 G545 K428 N/a R412 truncation R595 truncation truncation hom^(dr)*N/a R412 (delete bp R595 (delete bp 1937 → frameshift 1785 → frameshiftmutation) mutation)*The hom^(dr) mutation is described on page 11 of WO 93/09225. Thismutation is a single base pair deletion at 1964 bp that disrupts thehom^(dr)reading frame at codon 429. This results in a frame shiftmutation that induces approximately ten amino acid changes and apremature termination, or truncation, i.e., deletion of approximatelythe last seven amino acid residues of the polypeptide.

It is believed that this single base deletion in the carboxy terminus ofthe hom dr gene radically alters the protein sequence of the carboxylterminus of the enzyme, changing its conformation in such a way that theinteraction of threonine with a binding site is prevented.

Homoserine O-Acetyltransferase

Homoserine O-acetyltransferase (MetA) acts at the first committed stepin methionine biosynthesis (Park, S. et al., Mol. Cells 8:286-294,1998). The MetA enzyme catalyzes the conversion of homoserine toO-acetyl-homoserine. MetA is strongly regulated by end products of themethionine biosynthetic pathway. In E. coli, allosteric regulationoccurs by both S-AM and methionine, apparently at two separateallosteric sites. Moreover, MetJ and S-AM cause transcriptionalrepression of metA. In coryneform bacteria, MetA may be allostericallyinhibited by methionine and S-AM, similarly to E. coli. MetA synthesiscan be repressed by methionine alone. In addition,trifluoromethionine-resistance has been associated with metA in earlystudies. Reduction of negative regulation by S-AM and methionine canenhance methionine or S-adenosyl-L-methionine production. Increased MetAactivity can enhance production of aspartate-derived amino acids such asmethionine and S-AM, whereas decreased MetA activity can promote theformation of amino acids such as threonine and isoleucine.

O-Acetylhomoserine Sulfhydrylase

O-Acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase (MetY) catalyzes the conversion ofO-acetyl homoserine to homocysteine. MetY may be repressed by methioninein coryneform bacteria, with a 99% reduction in enzyme activity in thepresence of 0.5 mM methionine. It is likely that this inhibitionrepresents the combined effect of allosteric regulation and repressionof gene expression. In addition, enzyme activity is inhibited bymethionine, homoserine, and O-acetylserine. It is possible that S-AMalso modulates MetY activity. Deregulated MetY can enhance methionine orS-AM production.

Homoserine Kinase

Homoserine kinase is encoded by thrB gene, which is part of the hom-thrBoperon. ThrB phosphorylates homoserine. Threonine inhibition ofhomoserine kinase has been observed in several species. Some studiessuggest that phosphorylation of homoserine by homoserine kinase maylimit threonine biosynthesis under some conditions. Increased ThrBactivity can enhance production of aspartate-derived amino acids such asisoleucine and threonine, whereas decreased ThrB activity can promotethe formation of amino acids including, but not limited to, lysine andmethionine.

Methionine Adenosyltransferase

Methionine adenosyltransferase converts methionine toS-adenosyl-L-methionine (S-AM). Down-regulating methionineadenosyltransferase (MetK) can enhance production of methionine byinhibiting conversion to S-AM. Enhancing expression of metK or activityof MetK can maximize production of S-AM.

O-Succinylhomoserine (thio)-lyase/O-acetylhomoserine (thio)-lyaseO-Succinylhomoserine (thio)-lyase (MetB; also known as cystathioninegamma-synthase) catalyzes the conversion of O-succinyl homoserine orO-acetyl homoserine to cystathionine. Increasing expression or activityof MetB can lead to increased methionine or S-AM.

Cystathionine Beta-Lyase

Cystathionine beta-lyase (MetC) can convert cystathionine tohomocysteine. Increasing production of homocysteine can lead toincreased production of methionine. Thus, increased MetC expression oractivity can increase methionine or S-adenosyl-L-methionine production.

Glutamate Dehydrogenase

The enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase, encoded by the gdh gene, catalysesthe reductive amination of α-ketoglutarate to yield glutamic acid.Increasing expression or activity of glutamate dehydrogenase can lead toincreased lysine, threonine, isoleucine, valine, proline, or tryptophan.

Diaminopimelate Dehydrogenase

Diaminopimelate dehydrogenase, encoded by the ddh gene in coryneformbacteria, catalyzes the the NADPH-dependent reduction of ammonia andL-2-amino-6-oxopimelate to form meso-2,6-diaminopimelate, the directprecursor of L-lysine in the alternative pathway of lysine biosynthesis.Overexpression of diaminopimelate dehydrogenase can increase lysineproduction.

Detergent Sensitivity Rescuer

Detergent sensitivity rescuer (dtsR1), encoding a protein related to thealpha subunit of acetyl CoA carboxylase, is a surfactant resistancegene. Increasing expression or activity of DtsR1 can lead to increasedproduction of lysine.

5-Methyltetrahydrofolate Homocysteine Methyltransferase

5-Methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase (MetH) catalyzesthe conversion of homocysteine to methionine. This reaction is dependenton cobalamin (vitamin B12). Increasing MetH expression or activity canlead to increased production of methionine or S-adenosyl-L-methionine.

5-Methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine Methyltransferase

5-Methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferase(MetE) also catalyzes the conversion of homocysteine to methionine.Increasing MetE expression or activity can lead to increased productionof methionine or S-adenosyl-L-methionine.

Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase

Increasing serine hydroxymethyltransferase (GlyA) expression or activitycan lead to enhanced methionine or S-adenosyl-L-methionine production.

5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase

5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MetF) catalyzes the reductionof methylenetetrahydrofolate to methyltetrahydrofolate, a cofactor forhomocysteine methylation to methionine. Increasing expression oractivity of MetF can lead to increased methionine orS-adenosyl-L-methionine production.

Serine O-acetyltransferase

Serine O-acetyltransferase (CysE) catalyzes the conversion of serine toO-acetylserine. Increasing expression or activity of CysE can lead toincreased expression of methionine or S-adenosyl-L-methionine.

D-3-phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase

D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (SerA) catalyzes the first step inserine biosynthesis, and is allosterically inhibited by serine.Increasing expression or activity of SerA can lead to increasedproduction of methionine or S-adenosyl-L-methionine.

McbR Gene Product

The mcbR gene product of C. glutamicum was identified as a putativetranscriptional repressor of the TetR-family and may be involved in theregulation of the metabolic network directing the synthesis ofmethionine in C. glutamicum (Rey et al., J. Biotechnol. 103(1):51-65,2003). The mcbR gene product represses expression of metY, metK, cysK,cysl, hom, pyk, ssuD, and possibly other genes. It is possible that McbRrepresses expression in combination with small molecules such as S-AM ormethionine. To date, specific alleles of McbR that prevent binding ofeither S-AM or methionine have not been identified. Reducing expressionof McbR, and/or preventing regulation of McbR by S-AM can enhance aminoacid production.

McbR is involved in the regulation of sulfur containing amino acids(e.g., cysteine, methionine). Reduced McbR expression or activity canalso enhance production of any of the aspartate family of amino acidsthat are derived from homoserine (e.g., homoserine,O-acetyl-L-homoserine, O-succinyl-L-homoserine, cystathionine,L-homocysteine, L-methionine, S-adenosyl-L-methionine (S-AM),O-phospho-L-homoserine, threonine, 2-oxobutanoate,(S)-2-aceto-2-hydroxybutanoate, (S)-2-hydroxy-3-methyl-3-oxopentanoate,(R)-2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoate, (R)-2-oxo-3-methylpentanoate, andL-isoleucine).

Lysine Exporter Protein

Lysine exporter protein (LysE) is a specific lysine translocator thatmediates efflux of lysine from the cell. In C. glutamicum with adeletion in the lysE gene, L-lysine can reach an intracellularconcentration of more than 1M. (Erdmann, A., et al. J. Gen Microbiol.139,:3115-3122, 1993). Overexpression or increased activity of thisexporter protein can enhance lysine production.

Efflux Proteins

A substantial number of bacterial genes encode membrane transportproteins. A subset of these membrane transport protein mediate efflux ofamino acids from the cell. For example, Corynebacterium glutamicumexpress a threonine efflux protein. Loss of activity of this proteinleads to a high intracellular accumulation of threonine (Simic et al.,J. Bacteriol. 183(18):5317-5324, 2001). Increasing expression oractivity of efflux proteins can lead to increased production of variousamino acids. Useful efflux proteins include proteins of thedrug/metabolite transporter family. The C. glutamicum proteins listed inTable 16 or homologs thereof can be used to increase amino acidproduction.

Isolation of Bacterial Genes

Bacterial genes for expression in host strains can be isolated bymethods known in the art. See, for example, Sambrook, J., and Russell,D. W. (Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 3nd Ed., Cold SpringHarbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 2001) for methods ofconstruction of recombinant nucleic acids. Genomic DNA from sourcestrains can be prepared using known methods (see, e.g., Saito, H. and,Miura, K. Biochim Biophys Acta. 72:619-629, 1963) and genes can beamplified from genomic DNA using PCR (U.S. Pats. 4,683,195 and4,683,202, Saiki, et al. Science 230:350-1354, 1985).

DNA primers to be used for the amplification reaction are thosecomplemental to both 3′-terminals of a double stranded DNA containing anentire region or a partial region of a gene of interest. When only apartial region of a gene is amplified, it is necessary to use such DNAfragments as primers to perform screening of a DNA fragment containingthe entire region from a chromosomal DNA library. When the entire regiongene is amplified, a PCR reaction solution including DNA fragmentscontaining the amplified gene is subjected to agarose gelelectrophoresis, and then a DNA fragment is extracted and cloned into avector appropriate for expression in bacterial systems.

DNA primers for PCR may be adequately prepared on the basis of, forexample, a sequence known in the source strain (Richaud, F. et al., J.Bacteriol. 297,1986). For example, primers that can amplify a regioncomprising the nucleotide bases coding for the heterologous gene ofinterest can be used. Synthesis of the primers can be performed by anordinary method such as a phosphoamidite method (see Tetrahed Lett.22:1859,1981) by using a commercially available DNA synthesizer (forexample, DNA Synthesizer Model 380B produced by Applied BiosystemsInc.). Further, the PCR can be performed by using a commerciallyavailable PCR apparatus and Taq DNA polymerase, or other polymerasesthat display higher fidelity, in accordance with a method designated bythe supplier.

Construction of Variant Alleles

Many enzymes that regulate amino acid production are subject toallosteric feedback inhibition by biosynthetic pathway intermediates orend products. Useful variants of these enzymes can be generated bysubstitution of residues responsible for feedback inhibition. Forexample, enzymes such as homoserine O-acetyltransferase (encoded bymetA) are feedback-inhibited by S-AM. To generate deregulated variantsof homoserine O-acetyltransferase, we identified putative S-AM bindingresidues within the amino acid sequence of homoserineO-acetyltransferase, and then constructed plasmids to express MetAvariants containing specific amino acid substitutions that are predictedto confer increased resistance to allosteric regulation by S-AM. Strainsexpressing these variants showed increased production of methionine (seeExamples, below).

Additional putative S-AM binding residues in various enzymes include,but are not limited to, those listed in Tables 9 and 10. One or more ofthe residues in Tables 9 and 10 can be substituted with anon-conservative residue, or with an alanine (e.g., where the wild typeresidue is other than an alanine). Sequence alignment confirms that theresidues potentially associated with feedback-sensitivity to S-AM areconserved in a variety of MetA and MetY proteins from distantly relatedbacteria.

Standard site-directed mutagenesis techniques can be used to constructvariants that are less sensitive to allosteric regulation. After cloninga PCR-amplified gene or genes into appropriate shuttle vectors,oligonucleotide-mediated site-directed mutagenesis is use to providemodified alleles that encode specific amino acid substitutions. Vectorscontaining either wild-type genes or modified alleles can be transformedinto C. glutamicum, or another suitable host strain, alongside controlvectors. The resulting transformants can be screened, for example, foramino acid productivity, increased resistance to feedback inhibition byS-AM, activity of the enzyme of interest, or other methods known tothose skilled in the art to identify the variant alleles of mostinterest. Assays to measure amino acid productivity and/or enzymeactivity can be used to confirm the screening results and select usefulvariant alleles. Techniques such as high pressure liquid chromatography(HPLC) and HPLC-mass spectrometry (MS) assays to quantify levels ofamino acids and related metabolites are known to those skilled in theart.

Methods for generating random amino acid substitutions within a codingsequence, through methods such as mutagenenic PCR, can be used (e.g., togenerate variants for screening for reduced feedback inhibition, or forintroducing further variation into enhanced variant sequences). Forexample, PCR can be performed using the GeneMorph® PCR mutagenesis kit(Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.) according to manufacturer's instructionsto achieve medium and high range mutation frequencies. Other methods arealso known in the art.

Evaluation of enzymes can be carried out in the presence of additionalenzymes that are endogenous to the host strain. In certain instances, itwill be helpful to have reagents to specifically assess thefunctionality of a biosynthetic protein that is not endogenous to theorganism (e.g., an episomally expressed protein). Phenotypic assays forfeedback inhibition or enzyme assays can be used to confirm function ofwild-type and variants of biosynthetic enzymes. The function of clonedgenes can be confirmed by complementation of genetically characterizedmutants of the host organism (e.g., the host E. coli or C. glutamicumbacterium). Many of the E. coli strains are publicly available from theE. coli Genetic Stock Center (http://cgsc.biology.yale.edu/top.html). C.glutamicum mutants have also been described.

Expression of Genes

Bacterial genes can be expressed in host bacterial strains using methodsknown in the art. In some cases, overexpression of a bacterial gene(e.g., a heterologous and/or variant gene) will enhance amino acidproduction by the host strain. Overexpression of a gene can be achievedin a variety of ways. For example, multiple copies of the gene can beexpressed, or the promoter, regulatory elements, and/or ribosome bindingsite upstream of a gene (e.g., a variant allele of a gene, or anendogenous gene) can be modified for optimal expression in the hoststrain. In addition, the presence of even one additional copy of thegene can achieve increased expression, even where the host strainalready harbors one or more copies of the corresponding gene native tothe host species. The gene can be operably linked to a strongconstitutive promoter or an inducible promoter (e.g., trc, lac) andinduced under conditions that facilitate maximal amino acid production.Methods to enhance stability of the mRNA are known to those skilled inthe art and can be used to ensure consistently high levels of expressedproteins. See, for example, Keasling, J., Trends in Biotechnology17:452-460, 1999. Optimization of media and culture conditions may alsoenhance expression of the gene.

Methods for facilitating expression of genes in bacteria have beendescribed. See, for example, Guerrero, C, et al., Gene 138(1-2):35-41,1994; Eikmanns, B. J., et al. Gene 102(1):93-8, 1991; Schwarzer, A., andPuhler, A. Biotechnol. 9(1):84-7, 1991; Labarre, J., et al., JBacteriol. 175(4):1001-7, 1993; Malumbres, M., et al. Gene 134(1):15-24,1993; Jensen, P. R., and Hammer, K. Biotechnol Bioeng. 158(2-3):191-5,1998; Makrides, S. C. Microbiol Rev. 60(3):512-38, 1996; Tsuchiya et al.Bio/Technology 6:428-431,1988; U.S. Pat. No. 5,965,931; U.S. Pat. No.4,601,893; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,175,108.

A gene of interest (e.g., a heterologous or variant gene) should beoperably linked to an appropriate promoter, such as a native or hoststrain-derived promoter, a phage promoter, one of the well-characterizedE. coli promoters (e.g. tac, trp, phoA, araBAD, or variants thereofetc.). Other suitable promoters are also available. In one embodiment,the heterologous gene is operably linked to a promoter that permitsexpression of the heterologous gene at levels at least 2-fold, 5-fold,or 10-fold higher than levels of the endogenous homolog in the hoststrain. Plasmid vectors that aid the process of gene amplification byintegration into the chromosome can be used. See, for example, byReinscheid et al. (Appl. Environ Microbiol. 60: 126-132,1994). In thismethod, the complete gene is cloned in a plasmid vector that canreplicate in a host (typically E. coli), but not in C. glutamicum. Thesevectors include, for example, pSUP301 (Simon et al., Bio/Technol. 1,784-79,1983), pK18mob or pK19mob (Schfer et al., Gene 145:69-73, 1994),PGEM-T (Promega Corp., Madison, Wis., USA), pCR2.1 -TOPO (Shuman J BiolChem. 269:32678-84, 1994; U.S. Pat. No. 5,487,993), pCR.RTM.Blunt(Invitrogen, Groningen, Holland; Bernard et al., J Mol Biol.,234:534-541,1993), pEMI (Schrumpf et al. J Bacteriol. 173:4510-4516,1991) or pBGS8 (Spratt et al., Gene 41:337-342, 1996). The plasmidvector that contains the gene to be amplified is then transferred intothe desired strain of C. glutamicum by conjugation or transformation.The method of conjugation is described, for example, by Schfer et al.(Appl Environ Microbiol. 60:756-759,1994). Methods for transformationare described, for example, by Thierbach et al. (Appl MicrobiolBiotechnol. 29:356-362,1988), Dunican and Shivnan (Bio/Technol.7:1067-1070,1989) and Tauch et al. (FEMS Microbiol Lett.123:343-347,1994). After homologous recombination by means of a geneticcross over event, the resulting strain contains the desired geneintegrated in the host genome.

An appropriate expression plasmid can also contain at least oneselectable marker. A selectable marker can be a nucleotide sequence thatconfers antibiotic resistance in a host cell. These selectable markersinclude ampicillin, cefazolin, augmentin, cefoxitin, ceftazidime,ceftiofur, cephalothin, enrofloxicin, kanamycin, spectinomycin,streptomycin, tetracycline, ticarcillin, tilmicosin, or chloramphenicolresistance genes. Additional selectable markers include genes that cancomplement nutritional auxotrophies present in a particular host strain(e.g. leucine, alanine, or homoserine auxotrophies).

In one embodiment, a replicative vector is used for expression of theheterologous gene. An exemplary replicative vector can include thefollowing: a) a selectable marker, e.g., an antibiotic marker, such askanR (from pACYC184); b) an origin of replication in E. coli, such asthe P15a ori (from pACYC 184); c) an origin of replication in C.glutamicum such as that found in pBL1; d) a promoter segment, with orwithout an accompanying repressor gene; and e) a terminator segment. Thepromoter segment can be a lac, trc, trcRBS, tac, or λP_(L)/λP_(R) (fromE. coli), orphoA, gpd, rplM, rpsJ (from C. glutamicum). The repressorgene can be lacIor cI857, for lac, trc, trcRBS, tac and λP_(L)/λP_(R),respectively. The terminator segment can be from E. coli rrnB (fromptrc99a), the T7 terminator (from pET26), or a terminator segment fromC. glutamicum.

In another embodiment, an integrative vector is used for expression ofthe heterologous gene. An exemplary integrative vector can include: aselectable marker, e.g., an antibiotic marker, such as kanR (from pACYCl 84); b) an origin of replication in E. coli, such as the P15a ori(from pACYC184); c) and d) two segments of the C. glutamicum genome thatflank the segment to be replaced, such as the pck or hom genes; e) thesacB gene from B. subtilis; f) a promoter segment to control expressionof the heterologous gene, with or without an accompanying repressorgene; and g) a terminator segment. The promoter segment can be lac, trc,trcRBS, tac, or λP_(L)/λP_(R) (from E. coli), or phoa, gpd, rplM, rpsj(from C. glutamicum). The repressor genes can be lacI or cI, for lac,trc, trcRBS, tac and λP_(L)/λP_(R), respectively. The terminator segmentcan be from E. coli rrnB (from ptrc99a), the T7 terminator (from pET26),or a terminator segment from C. glutamicum. The possible integrative orreplicative plasmids, or reagents used to construct these plasmids, arenot limited to those described herein. Other plasmids are familiar tothose in the art.

For use of terminator segments from C. glutamicum, the terminator andflanking sequences can be supplied by a single gene segment. In thiscase, the above elements will be arranged in the following sequence onthe plasmid: marker; origin of replication; a segment of the C.glutamicum genome that flanks the segment to be replaced; promoter; C.glutamicum terminator; sacB gene. The sacB gene can also be placedbetween the origin of replication and the C. glutamicum flankingsegment. Integration and excision results in the insertion of only thepromoter, terminator, and the gene of interest.

A multiple cloning site can be positioned in one of several possiblelocations between the plasmid elements described above in order tofacilitate insertion of the particular genes of interest (e.g., lysC,etc.) into the plasmid. For both replicative and integrative vectors,the addition of an origin of conjugative transfer, such as RP4 mob, canfacilitate gene transfer between E. coli and C. glutamicum.

In one embodiment, a bacterial gene is expressed in a host strain withan episomal plasmid. Suitable plasmids include those that replicate inthe chosen host strain, such as a coryneform bacterium. Many knownplasmid vectors, such as e.g. pZ1 (Menkel et al., Applied EnvironMicrobiol. 64:549-554, 1989), pEKEx1 (Eikmanns et al., Gene102:93-98,1991) or pHS2-1 (Sonnen et al., Gene 107:69-74, 1991) arebased on the cryptic plasmids pHM1519, pBL1 or pGA1. Other plasmidvectors that can be used include those based on pCG4 (U.S. Pat. No.4,489,160), or pNG2 (Serwold-Davis et al., FEMS Microbiol Lett.66:119-124,1990), or pAG1 (U.S. Pat. No. 5,158,891). Alternatively, thegene or genes may be integrated into chromosome of a host microorganismby a method using transduction, transposon (Berg, D. E. and Berg, C. M.,Bio/Technol. 1:417,1983), Mu phage (Japanese Patent ApplicationLaid-open No. 2-109985) or homologous or non-homologous recombination(Experiments in Molecular Genetics, Cold Spring Harbor Lab.,1972).

In addition, it may be advantageous for the production of amino acids toenhance one or more enzymes of the particular biosynthesis pathway, ofglycolysis, of anaplerosis, or of amino acid export, using more than onegene or using a gene in combination with other biosynthetic pathwaygenes.

It also may be advantageous to simultaneously attenuate the expressionof particular gene products to maximize production of a particular aminoacid. For example, attenuation of metK expression or MetK activity canenhance methionine production by prevention conversion of methionine toS-AM.

Methods of introducing nucleic acids into host cells are known in theart. See, for example, Sambrook, J., and Russell, D. W. MolecularCloning: A Laboratory Manual, 3^(nd) Ed., Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryPress, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 2001. Suitable methods includetransformation using calcium chloride (Mandel, M. and Higa, A. J. MolBiol. 53:159, 1970) and electroporation (Rest, M. E. van der, et al.Appl Microbiol. Biotechnol. 52:541-545, 1999), or conjugation.

Cultivation of Bacteria

The bacteria containing gene(s) of interest (e.g., heterologous genes,variant genes encoding enzymes with reduced feedback inhibition) can becultured continuously or by a batch fermentation process (batchculture). Other commercially used process variations known to thoseskilled in the art include fed batch (feed process) or repeated fedbatch process (repetitive feed process). A summary of known culturemethods is described in the textbook by Chmiel (Bioprozesstechnik 1.Einfuhrung in die Bioverfahrenstechnik (Gustav Fischer Verlag,Stuttgart, 1991)) or in the textbook by Storhas (Bioreaktoren undperiphere Einrichtungen (Vieweg Verlag, Braunschweig/Wiesbaden, 1994)).

The culture medium to be used fulfills the requirements of theparticular host strains. General descriptions of culture media suitablefor various microorganisms can be found in the book “Manual of Methodsfor General Bacteriology” of the American Society for Bacteriology(Washington D.C., USA, 1981), although those skilled in the art willrecognize that the composition of the culture medium is often modifiedbeyond simple growth requirements in order to maximize productformation.

Sugars and carbohydrates, such as e.g., glucose, sucrose, lactose,fructose, maltose, starch and cellulose; oils and fats, such as e.g. soyoil, sunflower oil, groundnut oil and coconut fat; fatty acids, such ase.g. palmitic acid, stearic acid and linoleic acid; alcohols, such ase.g. glycerol and ethanol; and organic acids, such as e.g. acetic acid,can be used as the source of carbon, either individually or as amixture.

Organic nitrogen-containing compounds, such as peptones, yeast extract,meat extract, malt extract, corn steep liquor, soy protein hydrolysate,soya bean flour and urea, or inorganic compounds, such as ammoniumsulfate, ammonium chloride, ammonium phosphate, ammonium carbonate andammonium nitrate, can be used as the source of nitrogen. The sources ofnitrogen can be used individually or as a mixture.

Phosphoric acid, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, dipotassium hydrogenphosphate, or the corresponding sodium-containing salts can be used asthe source of phosphorus.

Organic and inorganic sulfur-containing compounds, such as, for example,sulfates, thiosulfates, sulfites, reduced sources such as H₂S, sulfides,derivatives of sulfides, methyl mercaptan, thioglycolytes, thiocyanates,and thiourea, can be used as sulfur sources for the preparation ofsulfur-containing amino acids.

The culture medium can also include salts of metals, e.g., magnesiumsulfate or iron sulfate, which are necessary for growth. Essentialgrowth substances, such as amino acids and vitamins (e.g. cobalamin),can be employed in addition to the above-mentioned substances. Suitableprecursors can moreover be added to the culture medium. The startingsubstances mentioned can be added to the culture as a single batch, orcan be fed in during the culture at multiple points in time.

Basic compounds, such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, calciumcarbonate, ammonia or aqueous ammonia, or acid compounds, such asphosphoric acid or sulfuric acid, can be employed in a suitable mannerto control the pH. Antifoams, such as e.g. fatty acid polyglycol esters,can be employed to control the development of foam. Suitable substanceshaving a selective action, such as e.g. antibiotics, can be added to themedium to maintain the stability of plasmids. To maintain aerobicconditions, oxygen or oxygen-containing gas mixtures, such as e.g. air,are introduced into the culture. The temperature of the culture istypically between 20-45° C. and preferably 25-40° C. Culturing iscontinued until a maximum of the desired product has formed, usuallywithin 10 hours to 160 hours.

The fermentation broths obtained in this way, can contain a dry weightof 2.5 to 25 wt. % of the amino acid of interest. It also can beadvantageous if the fermentation is conducted in such that the growthand metabolism of the production microorganism is limited by the rate ofcarbohydrate addtion for some portion of the fermentation cycle,preferably at least for 30% of the duration of the fermentation. Forexample, the concentration of utilizable sugar in the fermentationmedium is maintained at <3 g/l during this period.

The fermentation broth can then be further processed. All or some of thebiomass can be removed from the fermentation broth by any solid-liquidseparation method, such as centrifugation, filtration, decanting or acombination thereof, or it can be left completely in the broth. Water isthen removed from the broth by known methods, such as with the aid of amultiple-effect evaporator, thin film evaporator, falling filmevaporator, or by reverse osmosis. The concentrated fermentation brothcan then be worked up by methods of freeze drying, spray drying,fluidized bed drying, or by other processes to give a preferablyfree-flowing, finely divided powder.

The free-flowing, finely divided powder can then in turn by converted bysuitable compacting or granulating processes into a coarse-grained,readily free-flowing, storable and largely dust-free product. In thegranulation or compacting it can be advantageous to use conventionalorganic or inorganic auxiliary substances or carriers, such as starch,gelatin, cellulose derivatives or similar substances, such as areconventionally used as binders, gelling agents or thickeners infoodstuffs or feedstuffs processing, or further substances, such as, forexample, silicas, silicates or stearates.

Alternatively, however, the product can be absorbed on to an organic orinorganic carrier substance which is known and conventional infeedstuffs processing, for example, silicas, silicates, grits, brans,meals, starches, sugars or others, and/or mixed and stabilized withconventional thickeners or binders.

Finally, the product can be brought into a state in which it is stableto digestion by animal stomachs, in particular the stomach of ruminants,by coating processes using film-forming agents, such as, for example,metal carbonates, silicas, silicates, alginates, stearates, starches,gums and cellulose ethers, as described in DE-C-4100920.

If the biomass is separated off during the process, further inorganicsolids, for example, those added during the fermentation, are generallyremoved.

In one aspect of the invention, the biomass can be separated off to theextent of up to 70%, preferably up to 80%, preferably up to 90%,preferably up to 95%, and particularly preferably up to 100%. In anotheraspect of the invention, up to 20% of the biomass, preferably up to 15%,preferably up to 10%, preferably up to 5%, particularly preferably nobiomass is separated off.

Organic substances which are formed or added and are present in thesolution of the fermentation broth can be retained or separated bysuitable processes. These organic substances include organic by-productsthat are optionally produced, in addition to the desired L-amino acid,and optionally discharged by the microorganisms employed in thefermentation. These include L-amino acids chosen from the groupconsisting of L-lysine, L-valine, L-threonine, L-alanine, L-methionine,L-isoleucine, or L-tryptophan. They include vitamins chosen from thegroup consisting of vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin),vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), vitamin B12(cyanocobalamin), nicotinic acid/nicotinanide and vitamin E(tocopherol). They also include organic acids that carry one to threecarboxyl groups, such as, acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, malicacid or fumaric acid. Finally, they also include sugars, for example,trehalose. These compounds are optionally desired if they improve thenutritional value of the product.

These organic substances, including L- and/or D-amino acid and/or theracemic mixture D,L-amino acid, can also be added, depending onrequirements, as a concentrate or pure substance in solid or liquid formduring a suitable process step. These organic substances mentioned canbe added individually or as mixtures to the resulting or concentratedfermentation broth, or also during the drying or granulation process. Itis likewise possible to add an organic substance or a mixture of severalorganic substances to the fermentation broth and a further organicsubstance or a further mixture of several organic substances during alater process step, for example granulation. The product described abovecan be used as a feed additive, i.e. feed additive, for animalnutrition. For methods of preparing amino acids for use as feedadditives, see, e.g., WO 02/18613, the contents of which are hereinincorporated by reference.

EXAMPLE 1 Construction of Vectors for Expression of Genes for EnhancingProduction of Aspartate-Derived Amino Acids

Plasmids were generated for expression of genes relevant to theproduction of aspartate-derived amino acids. Many of the target genesare shown in FIG. 1 and 2, which depicts most of the biosynthetic genesdirectly involved in producing aspartate-derived amino acids. Theseplasmids, which may either replicate autonomously or integrate into thehost C. glutamicum chromosome, were introduced into strains ofcorynebacteria by electroporation as described (see Follettie, M. T., etal. J. Bacteriol. 167:695-702, 1993). All plasmids contain the kanR genethat confers resistance to the antibiotic kanamycin. Transformants wereselected on media containing kanamycin (25 mg/L).

For expression from episomal plasmids, vectors were constructed usingderivatives of the cryptic C. glutamicum low-copy pBL1 plasmid (seeSantamaria et al. J. Gen. Microbiol. 130:2237-2246, 1984). Episomalplasmids contain sequences that encode a replicase, which enablesreplication of the plasmid within C. glutamicum; therefore, theseplasmids can be propagated without integration into the chromosome.Plasmids MB3961 and MB4094 were the vector backbones used to constructepisomal expression plasmids described herein (see FIGS. 3 and 4).Plasmid MB4094 contains an improved origin of replication, relative toMB3961, for use in corynebacteria; therefore, this backbone was used formost studies. Both MB3961 and MB4094 contain regulatory sequences frompTrc99A (see Amann et al., Gene 69:301-315, 1988). The 3′ portion of thelacIq-trc IPTG-inducible promoter cassette resides within the polylinkerin such a way that genes of interest can be inserted as fragmentscontaining NcoI-NotI compatible overhangs, with the NcoI site adjacentto the start site of the gene of interest (additional polylinker sitessuch as KpnI can also be used instead of the NotI site). In addition,useful promoters such as a modified trc promoter (trcRBS) and the C.glutamicum gpd, rplM, and rpsJ promoters can be inserted into the MB3961and MB4094 backbones on convenient restriction fragments, includingNheI-NcoI fragments. The trcRBS promoter contains a modifiedribosomal-binding site that was shown to enhance levels of expressedproteins. The sequences of promoters employed in these studies forexpression of genes are found in Table 7. TABLE 7 Promoters used tocontrol expression of genes in corynebacteria. SEQ ID Promoter SequenceNO: Laclq-trcctagctacgttgacaccatcgaatggtgcaaaacctttcgcggtatggcatgatagcgcccggaa 297gagagtcaattcagggtggtgaatgtgaaaccagtaacgttatacgatgtcgcagagtatgccggtgtctcttatcagaccgtttcccgcgtggtgaaccaggccagccacgtttctgcgaaaacgcgggaaaaagtggaagcggcgatggcggagctgaattacattcccaaccgcgtggcacaacaactggcgggcaaacagtcgttgctgattggcgttgccacctccagtctggccctgcacgcgccgtcgcaaattgtcgcggcgattaaatctcgcgccgatcaactgggtgccagcgtggtggtgtcgatggtagaacgaagcggcgtcgaagcctgtaaagcggcggtgcacaatcttctcgcgcaacgcgtcagtgggctgatcattaactatccgctggatgaccaggatgccattgctgtggaagctgcctgcactaatgttccggcgttatttcttgatgtctctgaccagacacccatcaacagtattattttctcccatgaagacggtacgcgactgggcgtggagcatctggtcgcattgggtcaccagcaaatcgcgctgttagcgggcccattaagttctgtctcggcgcgtctgcgtctggctggctggcataaatatctcactcgcaatcaaattcagccgatagcggaacgggaaggcgactggagtgccatgtccggttttcaacaaaccatgcaaatgctgaatgagggcatcgttcccactgcgatgctggttgccaacgatcagatggcgctgggcgcaatgcgcgccattaccgagtccgggctgcgcgttggtgcggatatctcggtagtgggatacgacgataccgaagacagctcatgttatatcccgccgttaaccaccatcaaacaggattttcgcctgctggggcaaaccagcgtggaccgcttgctgcaactctctcagggccaggcggtgaagggcaatcagctgttgcccgtctcactggtgaaaagaaaaaccaccctggcgcccaatacgcaaaccgcctctccccgcgcgttggccgattcattaatgcagctggcacgacaggtttcccgactggaaagcgggcagtgagcgcaacgcaattaatgtgagttagcgcgaattgatctggtttgacagcttatcatcgactgcacggtgcaccaatgcttctggcgtcaggcagccatcggaagctgtggtatggctgtgcaggtcgtaaatcactgcataattcgtgtcgctcaaggcgcactcccgttctggataatgttttttgcgccgacatcataacggttctggcaaatattctgaaatgagctgttgacaattaatcatccggctcgtataatgtgtggaattgtgagcggataacaatttcacacaggaaacagac Laclq-ctagctacgttgacaccatcgaatggtgcaaaacctttcgcggtatggcatgatagcgcccggaa 298trcRBSgagagtcaattcagggtggtgaatgtgaaaccagtaacgttatacgatgtcgcagagtatgccggtgtctcttatcagaccgtttcccgcgtggtgaaccaggccagccacgtttctgcgaaaacgcgggaaaaagtggaagcggcgatggcggagctgaattacattcccaaccgcgtggcacaacaactggcgggcaaacagtcgttgctgattggcgttgccacctccagtctggccctgcacgcgccgtcgcaaattgtcgcggcgattaaatctcgcgccgatcaactgggtgccagcgtggtggtgtcgatggtagaacgaagcggcgtcgaagcctgtaaagcggcggtgcacaatcttctcgcgcaacgcgtcagtgggctgatcattaactatccgctggatgaccaggatgccattgctgtggaagctgcctgcactaatgttccggcgttatttcttgatgtctctgaccagacacccatcaacagtattattttctcccatgaagacggtacgcgactgggcgtggagcatctggtcgcattgggtcaccagcaaatcgcgctgttagcgggcccattaagttctgtctcggcgcgtctgcgtctggctggctggcataaatatctcactcgcaatcaaattcagccgatagcggaacgggaaggcgactggagtgccatgtccggttttcaacaaaccatgcaaatgctgaatgagggcatcgttcccactgcgatgctggttgccaacgatcagatggcgctgggcgcaatgcgcgccattaccgagtccgggctgcgcgttggtgcggatatctcggtagtgggatacgacgataccgaagacagctcatgttatatcccgccgttaaccaccatcaaacaggattttcgcctgctggggcaaaccagcgtggaccgcttgctgcaactctctcagggccaggcggtgaagggcaatcagctgttgcccgtctcactggtgaaaagaaaaaccaccctggcgcccaatacgcaaaccgcctctccccgcgcgttggccgattcattaatgcagctggcacgacaggtttcccgactggaaagcgggcagtgagcgcaacgcaattaatgtgagttagcgcgaattgatctggtttgacagcttatcatcgactgcacggtgcaccaatgcttctggcgtcaggcagccatcggaagctgtggtatggctgtgcaggtcgtaaatcactgcataattcgtgtcgctcaaggcgcactcccgttctggataatgttttttgcgccgacatcataacggttctggcaaatattctgaaatgagctgttgacaattaatcatccggctcgtataatgtgtggaattgtgagcggataacaatttcacacaggaaacagagaattcaaaggaggacaac C.Ctagcctaaaaacgaccgagcctattgggattaccattgaagccagtgtgagttgcatcacattgg 299glutamicumcttcaaatctgagactttaatttgtggattcacgggggtgtaatgtagttcataattaaccccattcgggpd gggagcagatcgtagtgcgaacgatttcaggttcgttccctgcaaaaactatttagcgcaagtgttggaaatgcccccgtttggggtcaatgtccatttttgaatgtgtctgtatgattttgcatctgctgcgaaatctttgtttccccgctaaagttgaggacaggttgacacggagttgactcgacgaattatccaatgtgagtaggtttggtgcgtgagttggaaaaattcgccatactcgcccttgggttctgtcagctcaagaattcttgagtgaccgatgctctgattgacctaactgcttgacacattgcatttcctacaatctttagaggagacacaac C.ctagcggggttgctgcactttttaaaaaggcaaaaaatagcgaaaacacaccccaggtttttcccgt 300glutamicumaaccccgctaggctatgcaatttcggtttaacccagtttttcaaagaaggtcactagcttttccgctgrplMgtcaccttctttttggtttttcaacgcagagatagtacactttactctttgtgtgtggagtcaaacctcccctttaaggggtgcgcttggacagcaggacaaattcgggtcaccaccggccgccgaatttagcttccttccgaacatattcctggctggcagttctagaccgactaattcaaggagtcattc C.ctagctatttcagtgcggggcagtgaaagtaaaaacgcaactttcttacagaacagggttgtctttc 301glutamicumagacgactatgtggttaactacttgggctgctttaacacggcgtgaattaaccatgccagttggtaa rpsJggcaaacatgacaccttcaattggagtcgaggcgcatgaaaatgcacttcaacttcagggggtatccactgaagccgggtgactggtgaaggcggaaccggagaaggggcatggcaaataaacagcggcagttacgttagggcctagatcacgcattttggtcccttccgatttccctgacttcattgttgggttcatcgtggagcgttttatttgtacagcgcccgtgatccaatgtcagaagcatttgacaggtcaggttaaacactggcgttgcgcccgagccccaagcccggacaacgttatagagaaagaatgaagcgaattcccaccgcttttccaaaatggaagatgtgggacgagcgaggaagaggataagc

Plasmids were also designed to inactivate native C. glutamicum genes bygene deletion. In some instances, these constructs both delete nativegenes and insert heterologous genes into the host chromosome at thelocus of the deletion event. Table 8 lists the endogenous gene that wasdeleted and the heterologous genes that were introduced, if any.Deletion plasmids contain nucleotide sequences homologous to regionsupstream and downstream of the gene that is the target for the deletionevent; in some instances these sequences include small amounts of codingsequence of the gene that is to be inactivated. These flanking sequencesare used to facilitate homologous recombination. Single cross-overevents target the plasmid into the host chromosome at sites upstream ordownstream of the gene to be deleted. Deletion plasmids also contain thesacB gene, encoding the levansucrase gene from Bacillus subtilis.Transformants containing integrated plasmids were streaked to BHI mediumlacking kanamycin. After 1 day, colonies were streaked onto BHI mediumcontaining 10% sucrose. This protocol selects for strains in which thesacB gene has been excised, since it polymerizes sucrose to form levanthat is toxic to C. glutamicum (see Jager, W., et al. J. Bacteriol.174:5462-5465, 1992). During growth of transformants upon mediumcontaining sucrose, sacB allows for positive selection for recombinationevents, resulting in either a clean deletion event or removal of allportions of the integrating plasmid except for the cassette thatregulates the inducible expression of a particular gene of interest (seeJager, W., et al. J. Bacteriol. 174:5462-5465, 1992). PCR, together withgrowth on diagnostic media, was used to verify that expectedrecombination events have occurred in sucrose-resistant colonies. FIGS.5-12A display deletion plasmids described herein. TABLE 8 Plasmids usedfor deletion of C. glutamicum genes, sometimes in conjunction withinsertion of expression cassettes. Native gene(s) Plasmid deletedElement inserted at locus MB4083 hom-thrB None MB4084 thrB None MB4165mcbR None MB4169 hom-thrB gpd-M. smegmatis lysC(T311I)-asd MB4192hom-thrB gpd-S. coelicolor hom(G362E) MB4276 pck gpd-M. smegmatislysC(T311I)-asd MB4286 mcbR trcRBS-T. fusca metA MB4287 mcbR trcRBS-C.glutamicum metA (K233A)-metB

EXAMPLE 2 Isolation of Genes for Enhancing Production ofAspartate-Derived Amino Acids

Wild-type alleles of aspartokinase alpha (lysC-alpha) and beta(lysC-beta) and aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase (asd) fromMycobacterium smegmatis (homologs of lysC/asd in Corynebacteriumglutamicum); genes encoding aspartokinase-asd (lysC-asd), dapA, and homfrom Streptomyces coelicolor; metA and metYA from Thermobifida fusca;and dapA and ppc from Erwinia chrysanthemi are obtained by PCRamplification using genomic DNA isolated from each organism. Inaddition, in some cases the corresponding wild-type allele for each geneis isolated from C. glutamicum. Amplicons are subsequently cloned intopBluescriptSK II⁻ for sequence verification; in particular instances,site-directed mutagenesis to create the activated alleles is alsoperformed in these vectors. Genomic DNA is isolated from M. smegmatisgrown in BHI medium for 72 h at 37° C. using QIAGEN Genomic-tipsaccording to the recommendations of the manufacturer kits (Qiagen,Valencia, Calif.). For the isolation of genomic DNA from S. coelicolor,the Salting Out Procedure (as described in Practical StreptomycesGenetics, pp. 169-170, Kieser, T., et. al., John Innes Foundation,Norwich, England 2000) is used on cells grown in TYE media (ATCC medium1877 ISP Medium 1) for 7 days at 25° C.

To isolate genomic DNA from T. fusca, cells are grown in TYG media (ATCCmedium 741) for 5 days at 50° C. The 100 ml culture is spun down (5000rpm for 10 min at 4° C.) a washed twice with 40 ml 10 mM Tris, 20 mMEDTA pH 8.0. The cell pellet is brought up in a final volume of 40 ml of10 mMTris, 20 mM EDTA pH 8.0. This suspension is passed through aMicrofluidizer (Microfluidics Corporation, Newton Mass.) for 10 cyclesand collected. The apparatus is rinsed with an additional 20 ml ofbuffer and collected. The final volume of lysed cells is 60 ml. DNA isprecipitated from the suspension of lysed cells by isopropanolprecipitation, and the pellet is resuspended in 2 ml TE pH 8.0. Thesample is extracted with phenol/chloroforn and the DNA precipitated onceagain with isopropanol. To isolate DNA from E. chrysanthemi, genomic DNAwas prepared as described for E. coli (Qiagen genomic protocol) using aGenomic Tip 500/G.

For PCR amplification of the M. smegmatis IysC-asd operon, primers aredesigned according to sequence upstream of the lysC gene and sequencenear the stop of asd. The upstream primer is5′-CCGTGAGCTGCTCGGATGTGACG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:302), the downstream primer is5′-TCAGAGGTCGGCGGCCAACAGTTCTGC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:303). The genes areamplified using Pfu Turbo (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.) in a reactionmixture containing 10 μl 10× Cloned Pfu buffer, 8 μl dNTP mix (2.5 mMeach), 2 μl each primer (20 uM), 1 μl Pfu Turbo, 10 ng genomic DNA andwater in a final reaction volume of 100 μl. The reaction conditions are94° C. for 2 min, followed by 28 cycles of 94° C. for 30 sec, 60° C. for30sec, 72° C. for 9 min. The reaction is completed with a finalextension at 72° C. for 4 min, and the reaction is then cooled to 4° C.The resulting product is purified by the Qiagen gel extraction protocolfollowed by blunt end ligation into the SmaI site of pBluescript SK II−.Ligations are transformed into E. coli DH5α and selected by blue/whitescreening. Positive transformants are treated to isolate plasmid DNA byQiagen methods and sequenced. MB3902 is the resulting plasmid containingthe expected insert.

Primer pairs for amplifying S. coelicolor genes are:5′-ACCGCACTTTCCCGAGTGAC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:304) and5′-TCATCGTCCGCTCTTCCCCT-3′ (lysC-asd) (SEQ ID NO:305);5′-ATGGCTCCGACCTCCACTCC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:306) and5′-CGTGCAGAAGCAGTTGTCGT-3′ (dapA) (SEQ ID NO:307); and5′-TGAGGTCCGAGGGAGGGAAA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:308) and5′-TTACTCTCCTTCAACCCGCA-3′ (hom) (SEQ ID NO:309). The primer pair foramplifying the metYA operon from T. fusca is 5′- CATCGACTACGCCCGTGTGA-3′(SEQ ID NO:310) and 5′-TGGCTGTTCTTCACCGCACC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:311). Primerpairs for amplifying E. chrysanthemi genes are: 5′-TTGACCTGACGCTTATAGCG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:312) and 5′-CCTGTACAAAATGTTGGGAG-3′(dapA) (SEQ ID NO:313); and 5′-ATGAATGAACAATATTCCGCCA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:314)and 5′-TTAGCCGGTATTGCGCATCC-3′ (ppc) (SEQ ID NO:315).

Amplification of genes was done by similar methods as above or by usingthe TripleMaster PCR System from Eppendorf (Eppendorf, Hamburg,Germany). Blunt end ligations were performed to clone amplicons into theSmaI site of pBluescript SK II−. The resulting plasmids were MB3947 (S.coelicolor lysC-asd), MB3950 (S. coelicolor dapA), MB4066 (S. coelicolorhom), MB4062 (T. fusca metYA), MB3995 (E. chrysanthemi dapA), and MB4077(E. chrysanthemippc). These plasmids were used for sequence verificationof inserts and subsequent cloning into expression vectors; a subset ofthese vectors was also subjected to site-directed mutagenesis togenerate deregulated alleles of specific genes.

EXAMPLE 3 Targeted Substitutions to Enhance the Activity of GenesInvolved in the Production of Aspartate-Derived Amino Acids

Site-directed mutagenesis was performed on several of the pBluescript SKII− plasmids containing the heterologous genes described in Example 2.Site-directed mutagenesis was performed using the QuikChangeSite-Directed Mutagenesis Kit from Stratagene. For heterologousaspartokinase (lysC/ask) genes, substitution mutations were constructedthat correspond to the T311I, S301Y, A279P, and G345D amino acidsubstitutions in the C. glutamicum protein. These substitutions maydecrease feedback inhibition by the combination of lysine and threonine.In all instances, the mutated lysC/ask alleles were expressed in anoperon with the heterologous asd gene. Oligonucleotides employed toconstruct M. smegmatis feedback resistant lysC alleles were:5′-GGCAAGACCGACATCATATTCACGTGTGCGCGTG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:316) and5′-CACGCGCACACGTGAATATGATGTCGGTCTTGCC-3′ (T3 11I) (SEQ ID NO:317);5′-GGTGCTGCAGAACATCTACAAGATCGAGGACGGCAA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:318) and5′-TTGCCGTCCTCGATCTTGTAGATGTTCTGCAGCACC-3′ (S301Y) (SEQ ID NO:319);5′-GACGTTCCCGGCTACGCCGCCAAGGTGTTCCGC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:320) and5′-GCGGAACACCTTGGCGGCGTAGCCGGGAACGTC-3′ (A279P) (SEQ ID NO:321); and5′-GTACGACGACCACATCGACAAGGTGTCGCTGATCG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:322); and5′-CGATCAGCGACACCTTGTCGATGTGGTCGTCGTAC-3′ (G345D) (SEQ ID NO:323).Oligonucleotides employed to construct S. coelicolor feedback resistantlysC alleles were: 5′-CGGGCCTGACGGACATCRTCTTCACGCTCCCCAAG-3′ (SEQ IDNO:324) and 5′-CTTGGGGAGCGTGAAGAYGATGTCCGTCAGGCCCG-3′ (S3141/S314V) (SEQID NO:325); and 5′-GTCGTGCAGAACGTGTACGCCGCCTCCACGGGC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:326)and 5′-GCCCGTGGAGGCGGCGTACACGTTCTGCACGAC-3′ (S304Y) (SEQ ID NO:327).

Site-directed mutagenesis can be performed to generate deregulatedalleles of additional proteins relevant to the production ofaspartate-derived amino acids. For example, mutations can be generatedthat correspond to the V59A, G378E, or carboxy-terminal truncations ofthe C. glutamicum hom gene. The Transformer Site-Directed MutagenesisKit (BD Biosciences Clontech) was used to generate the S. coelicolor hom(G362E) substitution. Oligonucleotides 5′-GTCGACGCGTCTTAAGGCATGCAAGC-3′(SEQ ID NO:328) and 5′-CGACAAACCGGAAGTGCTCGCCC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:329) wereutilized to construct the mutation. Site-directed mutagenesis was alsoemployed to generate specific alleles of the T. fusca and C. glutamicummetA and metY genes (see examples 5 and 6 of the instant specification).Similar strategies can be used to construct deregulated alleles ofadditional pathway proteins. For example, oligonucleotides5′-TTCATCGAACAGCGCTCGCACCTGCTGACCGCC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:330) and5′-GGCGGTCAGCAGGTGCGAGCGCTGTTCGATGAA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:331)can be used togenerate a substitution in the S. coelicolor pyc gene that correspondsto the C. glutamicum pyc P458S mutation. Site-directed mutagenesis canalso be utilized to introduce substitutions that correspond toderegulated dapA alleles described above.

Wild-type and deregulated alleles of heterologous (and C. glutamicum)genes were then cloned into vectors suitable for expression. In general,PCR was employed using oligonucleotides to facilitate cloning of genesas a NcoI-NotI fragment. DNA sequence analysis was performed to verifythat mutations were not introduced during rounds of amplification. Insome instances, synthetic operons were constructed in order to expresstwo or more genes, heterologous or endogenous, from the same promoter.As an example, plasmid MB4278 was generated to express the C. glutamicummetA, metY, and metH genes from the trcRBS promoter. FIG. 12B displaysthe DNA sequence in MB4278 that spans from the trcRBS promoter to thestop of the metH gene; the gene order in this construct is metA YH. Theopen reading frames in FIG. 12B are shown in uppercase. Note that theconstruct was engineered such that each open reading frame is precededby an identical stretch of DNA. This conserved sequence serves as aribosomal-binding sequence that promotes efficient translation of C.glutamicum proteins. Similar intergenic sequences were used to constructadditional synthetic operons.

EXAMPLE 4 Isolation of Additional Threonine-Insensitive Mutants ofHomoserine Dehydrogenase

The hom gene cloned from S. coelicolor in Example 2 is subjected toerror prone PCR using the GeneMorph® Random Mutagenesis kit obtainedfrom Stratagene. Under the conditions specified in this kit,oligonucleotide primers 5′-CACACGAAGACACCATGATGCGTACGCGTCCGCT-3′(contains a BbsI site and cleavage yields a NcoI compatible overhang)(SEQ ID NO:332) and 5′-ATAAGAATGCGGCCGCTTACTCTCCTTCAACCCGCA-3′ (containsa NotI site) (SEQ ID NO:333) are used to amplify the hom gene fromplasmid MB4066. The resulting mutant population is digested with BbsIand NotI, ligated into NcoI/NotI digested episomal plasmid containingthe trcRBS promoter in the MB4094 plasmid backbone, and transformed intoC. glutamicum ATCC 13032. The transformed cells are plated on agarplates containing a defined medium for corynebacteria (see Guillouet,S., et al. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65:3100-3107, 1999) containingkanamycin (25 mg/L), 20 mg/L of AHV (alpha-amino, beta-hydroxyvalericacid; a threonine analog) and 0.01 mM IPTG. After 72 h at 30° C., theresulting transformants are subsequently screened for homoserineexcretion by replica plating to a defined medium agar plate supplementedwith threonine, which was previously spread with ˜10⁶ cells of indicatorC. glutamicum strain MA-331 (hom-thrBA). Putative feedback-resistantmutants are identified by a halo of growth of the indicator strainsurrounding the replica-plated transformants. From each of thesecolonies, the hom gene is PCR amplified using the above primer pair, theamplicon is digested as above, and ligated into the episomal plasmiddescribed above. Each of these putative hom mutants is subsequentlyre-transformed into C. glutamicum ATCC 13032 and plated on minimalmedium agar plates containing 25 mg/L kanamycin and 0.01 mM IPTG. Onecolony from each transformation is replica plated to defined medium forcorynebacteria containing 10, 20, 50, and 100 mg/L of AHV, and sortedbased on the highest level of resistance to the threonine analog.Representatives from each group are grown in minimal medium to an OD of2.0, the cells harvested by centrifugation, and homoserine dehydrogenaseactivity assayed in the presence and absence of 20 mM threonine asreferenced in Chassagnole, C., et al., Biochem. J. 356:415-423, 2001.The hom gene is PCR amplified from those cultures showingfeedback-resistance and sequenced. The resulting plasmids are used togenerate expression plasmids to enhance amino acid production.

EXAMPLE 5 Isolation of Feedback-Resistant Mutants of HomoserineO-Acetyltransferase (metA) and O-Acetylhomoserine Sulfhydrylase (metY)

The heterologous metA gene cloned from T. fusca is subjected to errorprone PCR using the GeneMorph® Random Mutagenesis kit obtained fromStratagene. Under the conditions specified in this kit, oligonucleotideprimers 5′-CACACACCTGCCACACATGAGTCACGACACCACCCCTCC-3′ (contains a BspMIsite and cleavage yields a NcoI compatible overhang) (SEQ ID NO:334) and5′-ATAAGAATGCGGCCGCTTACTGCGCCAGCAGTTCTT-3′ (contains a NotI site) (SEQID NO:335) are used to amplify the metA gene from plasmid MB4062. Theresulting mutant amplicon is digested and ligated into the NcoIlNotIdigested episomal plasmid described in Example 4, and then transformedinto C. glutamicum strain MA-428. MA-428 is a derivative of ATCC 13032that has been transformed with integrating plasmid MB4192. Afterselection for recombination events, the resulting strain MA-428 isdeleted for hom-thrB in a manner that results in insertion of aderegulated S. coelicolor hom gene. The transformed MA-428 cellsdescribed are plated on minimal medium agar plates containing kanamycin(25 mg/L), 0.01 mM IPTG, and 100 μg/ml or 500 μg/ml oftrifluoromethionine (TFM; a methionine analog). After 72 h at 30° C.,the resulting transformants are subsequently screened forO-acetylhomoserine excretion by replica plating to a minimal agar platewhich was previously spread with ˜10⁶ cells of an indicator strain, S.cerevisiae B-7588 (MATa ura3-5Z ura3-58, leu2-3, leu2-112, trp1-289,met2, HIS3+), obtained from ATCC (#204524). Putative feedback-resistantmutants are identified by the excretion of O-acetylhomoserine (OAH),which supports a halo of indicator strain growth surrounding thereplica-plated transformants.

From each of these cross-feeding colonies, the metA gene is PCRamplified using the above primer pair, digested with BspMI and NotI, andligated into the NotI/NcoI digested episomal plasmid described inexample 4. Each of these putative metA mutant alleles is subsequentlyre-transformed into C. glutamicum ATCC 13032 and plated on minimalmedium agar plates containing 25 mg/L kanamycin. One colony from eachtransformation is replica plated to minimal medium containing 100, 200,500, and 1000 μg/ml of TFM plus 0.01 mM IPTG, and sorted based on thehighest level of resistance to the methionine analog. Representativesfrom each group are grown in minimal medium to an OD of 2.0, the cellsharvested by centrifugation, and homoserine O-acetyltransferase activityis determined by the methods described by Kredich and Tomkins (J. Biol.Chem. 241:4955-4965,1966) in the presence and absence of 20 mMmethionine or S-AM. The metA gene is PCR amplified from those culturesshowing feedback-resistance and sequenced. The resulting plasmids areused to generate expression plasmids to enhance amino acid production.In a similar manner, the metY gene from T. fusca is subjected tomutagenic PCR. Oligonucleotide primers5′-CACAGGTCTCCCATGGCACTGCGTCCTGACAGGAG-3′ (contains a BsaI site andcleavage yields a NcoI compatible overhang) (SEQ ID NO:336) and5′-ATAAGAATGCGGCCGCTCACTGGTATGCCTTGGCTG-3′ (contains a NotI site) (SEQID NO:337) are used for cloning into the episomal plasmid, as describedabove, and for carrying out the mutagenesis reaction per thespecifications of the GeneMorph® Random Mutagenesis kit obtained fromStratagene. The major difference is that the mutated metYpopulation istransformed into a C. glutamicum strain that already produces highlevels of O-acetylhomoserine. This strain, MICmet2, is constructed bytransforming MA-428 with a modified version of plasmid MB4286 thatcontains a deregulated T. fusca metA allele described above under thecontrol of the trcRBS promoter. After transformation the sacB selectionsystem enables the deletion of the endogenous mcbR locus and replacementwith the deregulated heterologous metA allele.

The T. fusca metY variant transformed MICmet2 strain is spread ontominimal agar plates containing 25 mg/L of kanamycin, 0.25mM IPTG, and aninhibiting concentration of toxic methionine analog(s) (e.g., ethionine,selenomethionine, TFM); the transfornants can be grown on these 3different methionine analogs either individually or in double or triplecombination). The metY gene is amplified from those colonies growing onthe selection plates, the amplicons are digested and ligated into theepisomal plasmid described in example 4, and the resulting plasmids aretransformed into MICmet2. The transformants are grown on minimal mediumagar plates containing 25 mg/L of kanamycin. The resulting colonies arereplica-plated to agar plates containing a 10-fold range of the toxicmethionine analogs ethionine, TFM, and selenomethionine (plus 0.01 mMIPTG), and sorted on the basis of analog sensitivity. Representativesfrom each group are grown in minimal medium to an OD of 2.0, the cellsare harvested by centrifugation, and O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylaseenzyme activity is determined by a modified version of the methods ofKredich and Tomkins (J. Biol. Chem. 241:4955-4965,1966) (see example 9)in the presence and absence of 20 mM methionine. The metY gene is PCRamplified from those cultures showing feedback-resistance and sequenced.The resulting plasmids are used to generate expression plasmids toenhance amino acid production. An expression plasmid containing thefeedback resistant metY and metA variants from T. fusca is constructedas follows. The T. fusca metYA operon is amplified usingoligonucleotides 5′-CACACACATGTCACTGCGTCCTGACAGGAGC-3′ (contains a Pcilsite and cleavage yields a NcoI compatible overhang (also changes secondcodon from Ala>Ser)) (SEQ ID NO:338) and5′-ATAAGAATGCGGCCGCTTACTGCGCCAGCAGTTCTT -3′ (contains a NotI site) (SEQID NO:339). The amplicon is digested with PciI and NotI, and thefragment is ligated into the above episomal plasmid that has beentreated sequentially treated with NotI, HaeIII methylase, and NcoI. Sitedirected mutagenesis, performed using the QuikChange Site-DirectedMutagenesis Kit from Stratagene, is used to incorporate the describedsubstitution mutations in T. fusca metA and metY into a single plasmidthat expresses the deregulated alleles as an operon. The resultingplasmid is used to enhance amino acid production.

Minimal medium: 10 g glucose, 1 g NH₄H₂PO₄, 0.2 g KCl, 0.2 g MgSO₄-7H₂O,30 and 1 ml TE per liter of deionized water (pH 7.2). Trace elementssolution (TE) comprises: 88 mg Na₂B₄O₇-10H₂O, 37 mg (NH₄)₆Mo₇O₂₇-4H₂O,8.8 mg ZnSO₄-7H₂O, 270 mg CuSO₄-5H₂O, 7.2 mg MnCl₂-4H₂O, and 970 mgFeCl₃-6H₂O per liter of deionized water. (When needed to supportauxotrophic requirements, amino acids and purines are supplemented to 30mg/L final concentration.)

EXAMPLE 6 Identification of S-AM-Binding Residues in Bacterial AminoAcid Sequences

Many enzymes that regulate amino acid production are subject toallosteric feedback inhibition by S-AM. We hypothesized that variants ofthese enzymes with resistance to S-AM regulation (e.g., via resistanceto S-AM binding or to S-AM-induced allosteric effects) would beresistant to feedback inhibition. S-AM binding motifs have beenidentified in bacterial DNA methyltransferases (Roth et al., J. Biol.Chem., 273:17333-17342, 1998). Roth et al. identified a highly conservedamino acid motif in EcoRV α-adenine-N⁶-DNA methyltransferase whichappeared to be critical for S-AM binding by the enzyme. We searched forrelated motifs in the amino acid sequences of the following proteins ofC. glutamicum: MetA, MetY, McbR, LysC, MetB, MetC, MetE, MetH, and MetK.Putative S-AM binding motifs were identified in MetA, MetY, McbR, LysC,MetB, MetC, MetH, and MetK. We also identified additional residues inmetY that are analogous to a S-AM binding motif in a yeast protein.(Pintard et al., Mol. Cell Biol., 20(4):1370-1381, 2000).

Residues of each protein that may be involved in S-AM binding are listedin Table 9. TABLE 9 Putative residues involved in S-AM binding in C.glutamicum proteins Putative residue involved Protein in S-AM bindingMetA G231 K233 F251 V253 D269 MetY G227 L229 D231 G232 G233 F235 D236V239 F368 D370 D383 G346 K348 McbR G92 K94 F116 G118 D134 LysC G208 K210F223 V225 D236 MetB G72 K74 F90 I92 D105 MetC G296 K298 F312 G314 D335MetH G708 K710 F725 L727 MetK G263 K265 F282 G284 D291

Alignment of MetA and MetY sequences from other species was used toidentify additional putative S-AM-binding residues. These residues arelisted in Table 10. TABLE 10 Putative S-AM binding amino acids inbacterial MetA and MetY proteins Putative residue involved in S-AMHomologous Residue Protein Organism binding in C. glutamicum MetY T.fusca G240 G227 D244 D231 F379 F368 D394 D383 MetY M. tuberculosis G231G227 D235 D231 F367 F368 D382 D383 MetA T. fusca G81 analogous residueabsent in C. glutamicum D287 D269 F269 F251 MetA E. coli E252 D269 MetAM. leprae G73 analogous residue absent in C. glutamicum D278 D269 Y260D269 MetA M. tuberculosis G73 analogous residue absent in C. glutamicumY260 F251 D278 D269

MetA and MetY genes were cloned from C. glutamicum and T. fusca asdescribed in Example 2. Table 11 lists the plasmids and strains used forthe expression of wild-type and mutated alleles of MetA and MetY genes.Tables 12 and 13 list the plasmids used for expression and theoligonucleotides employed for site-directed mutagenesis to generate MetAand MetY variants.

EXAMPLE 7 Preparation of Protein Extracts for MetA and MetY Assays

A single C. glutamicum colony was inoculated into seed culture media(see example 10 below) and grown for 24 hour with agitation at 33 ° C.The seed culture was diluted 1:20 in production soy media (40 mL)(example 10) and grown 8 hours. Following harvest by centrifugation, thepellet was washed lx in 1 volume of water. The pellet was resuspended in250 μl lysis buffer (1 ml HEPES buffer, pH 7.5, 0.5 ml 1M KOH, 10 μl0.5M EDTA, water to 5ml), 30 μl protease inhibitor cocktail, and 1volume of 0.1 mm acid washed glass beads. The mixture was alternatelyvortexed and held on ice for 15 seconds each for 8 reptitions. Aftercentrifugation for 5′ at 4,000 rpm, the supernatant was removed andre-spun for 20′ at 10,000 rpm. The Bradford assay was used to determineprotein concentration in the cleared supernatant.

EXAMPLE 8 Quantifying MetA Activity in C. glutamicum Strains ContainingEpisomal Plasmids

MetA activity in C. glutamicum expressing endogenous and episomal metAgenes was determined. MetA activity was assayed in crude proteinextracts using a protocol described by Kredich and Tomkins (J. Biol.Chem.241(21):4955-4965, 1966). Preparation of protein extracts isdescribed in the Example 7. Briefly, 1 μg of protein extract was addedto a microtiter plate. Reaction mix (250 μl; 100 mM tris-HCl pH 7.5, 2mM5,5′-Dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTN), 2 mM sodium EDTA, 2 mM acetylCoA, 2 mM homoserine) was added to each well of the microtiter plate. Inthe course of the reactions, MetA activity liberates CoA fromacetyl-CoA. A disulfide interchange occurs between the CoA and DTN toproduce thionitrobenzoic acid. The production of thionitrobenzoic acidis followed spectrophotometrically. Absorbance at 412 nm was measuredevery 5 minutes over a period of 30 minutes. A well without proteinextract was included as a control. Inhibition of MetA activity wasdetermined by addition of S-adenosyl methionine (S-AM; 0.02 mM, 0.2 mM,2 mM) and methionine (.5 mM, 5 mM, 50 mM). Inhibitors were addeddirectly to the reaction mix before it was added to the protein extract.In vitro O-acetyltransferase activity was measured in crude proteinextracts derived from C. glutamicum strains MA-442 and MA-449 whichcontain both endogenous and episomal C. glutamicum MetA and MetY genes.Episomal metA and metY genes were expressed as a synthetic operon; thenucleic acid sequence of the metAY operon is as shown in the metAYHoperon of FIG. 12B, only lacking metH sequence. The trcRBS promoter wasemployed in these episomal plasmids. MA-442 expresses the episomal genesin the order metA-metY. MA-449 expresses the episomal genes in the ordermetY-metA. Experiments were performed in the presence and absence ofIPTG that induces expression of the plasmid borne MetA and MetY genes.FIG. 13 shows a time course of MetA activity. MetA activity was observedonly when the genes were in the MetA-MetY (MA-442) configuration insamples from 8 hour and 20 hour cultures. In contrast, MetA activity inextracts from strain MA-449 (MetY-MetA) was not significantly elevatedrelative to a control sample lacking protein at both 8 hour and 20 hourtime points, with and without induction. This data is consistent withNorthern blot analysis that showed low expression of metA when the twogenes were in the metY-metA orientation.

Next, sensitivity of extracts from strain MA-442 to feedback inhibitionwas tested. MA-442 extracts were assayed in the presence of 5 mMmethionine, 0.2 mM S-AM, or in the absence of additional methionine orS-AM, and MetA activity was assayed as described above. As shown in FIG.14, MetA activity was reduced in the presence of 5 mM methionine and 0.2mM S-AM. Thus, reducing allosteric repression of MetA may enhance MetAactivity, allowing production of higher levels of methionine. It ispossible that allosteric repression would also be observed at much lowerlevels of methionine or S-AM. Regardless, the levels tested arephysiologically relevant levels in strains engineered for the productionof amino acids such as methionine. C. glutamicum strains expressingepisomal T. fusca MetA (strains MA-578 and MA-579), or both episomal T.fusca MetA and MetY (strains MA-456 and MA-570) were constructed andextracts were prepared from these strains and assayed for MetA activity.The regulatory elements associated with each episomal gene are listed inTable 12. The rate of MetA activity in extracts of each strain wasdetermined by calculating the change in OD₄₁₂ divided by time per ng ofprotein. The results of these assays are depicted in FIG. 15, whichshows that strain MA-578 exhibited a rate of approximately 2.75 units(change in OD₄₁₂ /time/ng protein) under inducing conditions, whereasthe rate under non-inducing conditions was approximately 1. StrainMA-579 exhibited a rate of approximately 2.5 under inducing conditionsand a rate of approximately 0.4 under non-inducing conditions. StrainMA-456, which expresses metA and metYunder the control of a constitutivepromoter, exhibited a rate of approximately 2.2. Strain MA-570 exhibiteda rate of approximately 1 under inducing conditions and a rate of 0.3under non-inducing conditions. The negative control sample (no protein)exhibited a rate of approximately 0.1. These data show that episomalexpression of T. fusca metA in C. glutamicum increases the rate of MetAactivity. The increase was similar to the increase observed withepisomal expression of C. glutamicum MetA in C. glutamicum.

EXAMPLE 9 Quantifying MetY Activity in C. glutamicum Strains ContainingEpisomal Plasmids

The in vitro activity of episomal T. fusca MetY was determined inseveral C. glutamicum strains. MetY activity was assayed in C.glutamicum crude protein extracts using a modified protocol of Kredichand Tomkins (J. Biol. Chem., 241(21):4955-4965, 1966). Crude proteinextracts were prepared as described. Briefly, 900 μl of reaction mix (50mM Tris pH 7.5, 1 mM EDTA, 1 mM sodium sulfide nonahydrate (Na₂S), 0.2mMpyridoxal-5-phosphoric acid (PLP) was mixed with 45 μg of proteinextract. At time zero, O-acetyl homoserine (OAH; Toronto ResearchChemicals Inc) was added to a final concentration of 0.625 mM. 200 μl ofthe reaction was removed immediately for the zero time point. Theremainder of the reaction was incubated at 30° C. Three 200 μl sampleswere removed at 10 minute intervals. Immediately after removal from 30°C., the reactions were stopped by the addition of 125 μl 1 mM nitrousacid which nitrosates the thiol groups of homocysteine to formS-nitrosothiol. Five minutes later, 30 μl of 0.5% ammonium sulfamate(removes excess nitrous acid) was added and the sample vortexed. Twominutes later, 400 μl of detection solution (1 part 1% HgCl2 in 0.4NHCl, 4 parts 3.44% % sulfanilamide in 0.4N HCl, 2 parts 0.1%1-naphthylethylenediamine dihydrochloride in 0.4N HCl) was added and thesolution vortexed. In the presence of mercuric ion the S-nitrosothiolrapidly decomposes to give nitrous acid, diazotizing the sulfanilamide,which then couples with the naphthylethylenediamine to give a stable azodye as a chromaphore. After 5 minutes, the solution was transferred to amicrotiter dish and the absorbance at 540 nm was measured. A reactionwithout protein extract was included as a control.

The results of the assays are depicted in FIG. 16. Strain MA-456, whichexpresses episomal wild type T. fusca metA and metY alleles under thecontrol of a constitutive promoter, exhibited a rate of 0.04. StrainMA-570, which expresses episomal wild type T. fusca metA and metYalleles under the control of an inducible promoter, exhibited a rate ofapproximately 0.038 under inducing conditions, and a rate of less than0.01 under non-inducing conditions. Thus, expression of heterologousMetY results in enzyme activity that is significantly elevated over thatof the endogenous MetY. TABLE 11 C. glutamicum strains used to determineactivity of MetA and MetY proteins, and impact of overexpression onproduction of aspartate-derived amino acids. relevant relevant plasmidepisomal episomal Strain strain episomal regulatory metY metA Namegenotype plasmid sequence species species MA-2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a (ATCC13032) MA-422 ethionine resistant n/a n/a n/a n/a variant of MA-2 MA-428MA-2 derivative n/a n/a n/a n/a with Δhom- ΔthrB:: C glutamicum gpdpromoter - S. coelicolor hom (G362E)^(a) MA-442 MA-428 derivativeMB-4135^(b) lacIQ-TrcRBS Cg wild-type Cg wild-type MA-449 MA-428derivative MB-4138 lacIQ-TrcRBS Cg wild-type Cg wild-type MA-456 MA-428derivative MB-4168 gpd Tf wild-type Tf wild-type MA-570 MA-428derivative MB-4199 lacIQ-TrcRBS Tf wild-type Tf wild-type MA-578 MA-428derivative MB-4205 gpd none Tf wild-type MA-579 MA-428 derivativeMB-4207 lacIQ-TrcRBS none Tf wild-type MA-622 mcbRΔ derivative of n/an/a n/a n/a MA-422 MA-641 MA-622 derivative MB-4136 gpd Cg wild-type Cgwild-type MA-699 MA-622 derivative n/a n/a n/a n/a MA-721 MA-622derivative MB-4236^(b) lacIQ-TrcRBS Cg wild-type Cg K233A MA-725 MA-622derivative MB-4238^(b) lacIQ-TrcRBS Cg D231A Cg wild-type MA-727 MA-622derivative MB-4239^(b) lacIQ-TrcRBS Cg G232A Cg wild-typeabbreviations - Cg (Coryneform glutamicum), Tf (Thermobifida fusca),lacIQ-TrcRBS (see above) (lacIQ-Trc regulatory sequence from pTrc99A(Amann et al., Gene (1988) 69:301-315)); gpd (C. glutamicum gpdpromoter)^(a)the endogenous hom(thrA)-thrB locus was replaced with the S.coelicolor hom (G362E) sequence under the C. glutamicum gpd(glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase) promoter^(b)in this plasmid the gene order is MetA-MetY. Unless otherwiseindicated, in other plasmids the gene order is MetY-MetA

TABLE 12 Plasmids and oligos used for site directed mutagenesis togenerate MetA and MetY variants. Plasmid oligo 1 oligo 2 Gene wt/variantOrganism MB4238 MO4057 MO4058 metY D231A C. glutamicum n/a MO4045 MO4046metY D244A T. fusca n/a MO4041 MO4042 metA D287A T. fusca n/a MO4049MO4050 metY D394A T. fusca n/a MO4039 MO4040 metA F269A T. fusca n/aMO4047 MO4048 metY F379A T. fusca MB4239 MO4059 MO4060 metY G232A C.glutamicum n/a MO4043 MO4044 metY G240A T. fusca n/a MO4037 MO4038 metAG81A T. fusca MB4236 MO4051 MO4052 metA K233A C. glutamicum MB4135 n/an/a metA wt C. glutamicum MB4135 n/a n/a metY wt C. glutamicum MB4210n/a n/a metY wt T. fusca MB4210 n/a n/a metA wt T. fusca

TABLE 13 Sequences of oligos used for site-directed mutagenesis togenerate MetA and MetY variants. Oligo name Oligo Sequence SEQ ID NO:MO4037 5′ GTAGGCCCGGAAGGCCCCGCGCACCCCAGCCCAGGCTGG 3′ 340 MO4038 5′CCAGCCTGGGCTGGGGTGCGCGGGGCCTTCCGGGCGTAC 3′ 341 MO4039 5′CCGATGGCCGGGGGCGGGGCCGCTGTCGAGTCGTACCTG 3′ 342 MO4040 5′CAGGTACGACTCGACAGCGGCCCGGCCCCCGGCCATCGG 3′ 343 MO4041 5′AAACTCGCCCGCCGGTTCGCCGCGGGCAGCTACGTCGTG 3′ 344 MO4042 5′GACGACGTAGCTGCCCGCGGCGAACCGGCGGGCGAGTTT 3′ 345 MO4043 5′CACGGCACCACGATCGCGGCCATCGTGGTGGACGCCGGC 3′ 346 MO4044 5′GCCGGCGTCCACCACGATGGCCGCGATCGTGGTGCCGTG 3′ 347 MO4045 5′ATCGCGGGCATCGTGGTGGCCGCCGGCACCTTCGACTTC 3′ 348 MO4046 5′GAAGTCGAAGGTGCCGGCGGCCACCACGATGCCCGCGAT 3′ 349 MO4047 5′ATCGAGGCCGGACGCGCCGCCGTGGACGGCACCGAACTG 3′ 350 MO4048 5′CAGTTCGGTGCCGTCCACGGCGGCGCGTCCGGCGTCGAT 3′ 351 MO4049 5′CAGCTCGTCAACATCGGTGCCGTGCGCAGCCTCATCGTC 3′ 352 MO4050 5′GACGATGAGGCTGCGCACGGCACCGATGTTGACGAGCTG 3′ 353 MO4051 5′GACGAACGCTTCGGCACCGCAGCGCAAAAGAACGAAAAC 3′ 354 MO4052 5′GTTTTCGTTCTTTTGGGCTGCGGTGCCGAAGCGTTCGTC 3′ 355 MO4057 5′CTGGGCGGCGTGCTTATCGCCGGCGGAAAGTTCGATTGG 3′ 356 MO4058 5′CCAATCGAACTTTCCGCCGGCGATAAGCACGCCGCCCAG 3′ 357 MO4059 5′GGCGGCGTGCTTATCGACGCCGGAAAGTTCGATTGGACT 3′ 358 MO4060 5′AGTCCAATCGAACTTTCCGGCGTCGATAAGCACGCCGCC 3′ 359

EXAMPLE 10 Methods for Producing and Detecting Aspartate-Derived AminoAcids

For shake flask production of aspartate-derived amino acids, each strainwas inoculated from an agar plate into 10 ml of Seed Culture Medium in a125 ml Erlenmeyer flask. The seed culture was incubated at 250 rpm on ashaker for 16 h at 31° C. A culture for monitoring amino acid productionwas prepared by performing a 1:20 dilution of the seed culture into 10ml of Batch Production Medium in 125 ml Erlenmeyer flasks. Whenappropriate, IPTG was added to a set of the cultures to induceexpression of the IPTG regulated genes (final concentration 0.25 mM).Methionine fermentations were carried out for 60-66 h at 31° C. withagitation (250 rpm). For the studies reported herein, in nearly allinstances, multiple transformants were fermented in parallel, and eachtransformant was often grown in duplicate. Most reported data pointsreflect the average of at least two fermentations with a representativetransformant, together with control strains that were grown at the sametime.

After cultivation, amino acid levels in the resulting broths weredetermined using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LCMS).Approximately 1 ml of culture was harvested and centrifuged to pelletcells and particulate debris. A fraction of the resulting supernatantwas diluted 1:5000 into aqueous 0.1% formic acid and injected in 10 μLportions onto a reverse phase HPLC column (Waters Atlantis C18, 2.1×150mm). Compounds were eluted at a flow rate of 0.350 mL min⁻¹, using agradient mixture of 0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile (“B”) and 0.1%formic acid in water (“A”), (1% B→50% B over 4 minutes, hold at 50% Bfor 0.2 minutes, 50% B→1% over 1 minute, hold at 1% for 1.8 minutes).Eluting compounds were detected with a triple-quadropole massspectrometer using positive electrospray ionization. The instrument wasoperated in MRM mode to detect amino acids (lysine: 147→84 (15 eV);methionine: 150→104 (12 eV); threonine/homoserine: 120→74 (10 eV);aspartic acid: 134→88 (15 eV); glutamic acid: 148→84 (15 eV);O-acetylhomoserine: 162→102 (12 eV); and homocysteine: 136→90 (15 eV)).On occasion, additional amino acids were quantified using similarmethods (e.g. homocystine, glycine, S-adenosylmethionine). Individualamino acids were quantified by comparison with amino acid standardsinjected under identical conditions. Using this mass spectrometricmethod it is not possible to distinguish between homoserine andthreonine. Therefore, when necessary, samples were also derivatized witha fluorescent label and subjected to liquid chromatography followed byfluorescent detection. This method was used to both resolve homoserineand threonine as well as to confirm concentrations determined using theLCMS method. Seed Culture Medium for Production Assays Glucose 100 g/LAmmonium acetate 3 g/L KH₂PO₄ 1 g/L MgSO₄-7H₂O 0.4 g/L FeSO₄-7H₂O 10mg/L MnSO₄-4H₂O 10 mg/L Biotin 50 μg/L Thiamine-HCl 200 μg/L Soy protein15 ml/L Hydrolysate (total nitrogen 7%) Yeast extract 5 g/L pH 7.5 BatchProduction Medium for Production Assays Glucose 50 g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄ 45 g/LKH₂PO₄ 1 g/L MgSO₄-7H₂O 0.4 g/L FeSO₄-7H₂O 10 mg/L MnSO₄-4H₂O 10 mg/LBiotin 50 μg/L Thiamine-HCl 200 μg/L Soy protein 15 ml/L hydrolysate(total nitrogen 7%) CaCO₃ 50 g/L Cobalamin 1 μg/ml pH 7.5(cobalamin addition not necessary when lysine is the targetaspartate-derived amino acid)

EXAMPLE 11 Heterologous Wild-Type and Mutant lysC Variants IncreaseLysine Production in C. glutamicum and B. lactofermentum.

Aspartokinase is often the rate-limiting activity for lysine productionin corynebacteria. The primary mechanism for regulating aspartokinaseactivity is allosteric regulation by the combination of lysine andthreonine. Heterologous operons encoding aspartokinases and aspartatesemi-aldehyde dehydrogenases were cloned from M. smegmatis and S.coelicolor as described in Example 2. Site-directed mutagenesis was usedto generate deregulated alleles (see Example 3), and these modifiedgenes were inserted into vectors suitable for expression incorynebacteria (Example 1). The resulting plasmids, and the wild-typecounterparts, were transformed into strains, including wild-type C.glutamicum strain ATCC 13032 and wild-type B. lactofermentum strain ATCC13869, which were analyzed for lysine production (FIG. 17).

Strains MA-0014, MA-0025, MA-0022, MA-0016, MA-0008 and MA-0019 containplasmids with the MB3961 backbone (see Example 1). Increased expression,via addition of IPTG to the production medium, of either wild-type orderegulated heterologous lysC-asd operons promoted lysine production.Strain ATCC 13869 is the untransformed control for these strains. Theplasmids containing M. smegmatis S301Y, T311I, and G345D alleles weremost effective at enhancing lysine production; these alleles were chosenfor expression for expression from improved vectors. Improved vectorscontaining deregulated M. smegmatis alleles were transformed into C.glutamicum (ATCC 13032) to generate strains MA-0333, MA-0334, MA-0336,MA-0361, and MA-0362 (plasmids contain either trcRBS or gpd promoter,MB4094 backbone; see Example 1). Strain ATCC 13032 (A) is theuntransformed control for strains MA-0333, MA-0334 and MA-0336. StrainATCC 13032 (B) is the untransformed control for strains MA-0361 andMA-0362.Strains MA-0333, MA-0334, MA-0336, MA-0361, and MA-0362 alldisplayed improvement in lysine production. For example, strain MA-0334produced in excess of 20 g/L lysine from 50 g/L glucose. In addition,the T31 11 and G345D alleles were shown to be effective when expressedfrom either the trcRBS or gpd promoter.

EXAMPLE 12 S. coelicolor hom G362E Variant Increases Carbon Flow toHomoserine in C. glutamicum Strain, MA-0331

As shown in Example 11, deregulation of aspartokinase increased carbonflow to aspartate-derived amino acids. In principle, aspartokinaseactivity could be increased by the use of deregulated lysC allelesand/or by elimination of the small molecules that mediate the allostericregulation (lysine or threonine). FIG. 18 (strain MA-0331) shows thathigh levels of lysine accumulated in the broth when the hom-thrB locuswas inactivated. Hom and thrB encode for homoserine dehydrogenase andhomoserine kinase, respectively, two proteins required for theproduction of threonine. Lysine accumulation was also observed when onlythe thrB gene was deleted (see strain MA-0933 in FIG. 21 (MA-0933 is oneexample, though it is not appropriate to directly compare MA-0933 toMA-033 1, as these strains are from different genetic backgrounds).

In order to increase carbon flow to methionine pathway intermediates, aputative deregulated variant of the S. coelicolor hom gene wastransformed into MA-0331. Similar strategies were used to engineerstrains containing only the thrB deletion. Strains MA-0384, MA-0386, andMA-0389 contain the S. coelicolor homG362E variant under the control ofthe rplM, gpd, and trcRBS promoters, respectively. These plasmids alsocontain an additional substitution (G43S) that was introduced as part ofthe site-directed mutagenesis strategy; subsequent experiments suggestedthat the G43S substitution does not enhance Hom activity. FIG. 18 showsthe results from shake flask experiments performed using strainsMA-0331, MA-0384, MA-0386, and MA-0389, in whichbroths were analyzed foraspartate-derived amino acids, including lysine and homoserine. Strainsexpressing the S. coelicolor homG362E gene display a dramatic decreasein lysine production as well as a significant increase in homoserinelevels. Broth levels of homoserine were in excess of 5 g/L in strainssuch as MA-0389. It is possible that significant levels of homoserinestill remain within the cell or that some homoserine has been convertedto additional products. Overexpression of deregulated lysC and othergenes downstream of hom, together with hom, may increase production ofhomoserine-based amino acids, including methionine (see below).

EXAMPLE 13 Heterologous Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase (Ppc) EnzymesIncrease Carbon Flow to Aspartate-Derived Amino Acids

Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (Ppc), together with pyruvatecarboxylase (Pyc), catalyze the synthesis of oxaloacetic acid (OAA), thecitric acid cycle intermediate that feeds directly into the productionof aspartate-derived amino acids. The wild-type E. chrysanthemi ppc genewas cloned into expression vectors under control of the IPTG inducibletrcRBS promoter. This plasmid was transformed into high lysine strainsMA-033 1 and MA-0463 (FIG. 19). Strains were grown in the absence orpresence of IPTG and analyzed for production of aspartate-derived aminoacids, including aspartate. Strain MA-0331 contains the hom-thrBAmutation, whereas MA-0463 contains the M. smegmatis lysC (T311I)-asdoperon integrated at the deleted hom-thrB locus; the lysC-asd operon isunder control of the C. glutamicum gpd promoter. FIG. 19 shows that theE. chrysanthemippc gene increased the accumulation of aspartate. Thisdifference was even detectable in strains that converted most of theavailable aspartate into lysine.

EXAMPLE 14 Heterologous Dihydrodipicolinate Synthases (dapA) EnzymesIncrease Lysine Production

Dihydrodipicolinate synthase is the branch point enzyme that commitscarbon to lysine biosynthesis rather than to the production ofhomoserine-based amino acids. DapA converts aspartate-B-semialdehyde to2,3-dihydrodipicolinate. The wild-type E. chrysanthemi and S. coelicolordapA genes were cloned into expression vectors under the control of thetrcRBS and gpd promoters. The resulting plasmids were transformed intostrains MA-0331 and MA-0463, two strains that had already beenengineered to produce high levels of lysine (see Example 13). MA-0463was engineered for increased expression of the M. smegmatislysC(T311I)-asd operon. This manipulation is expected to driveproduction of aspartate-B-semialdehyde, the substrate for the DapAcatalyzed reaction. Strains MA-0481, MA-0482, MA-0472, MA-0501, MA-0502,MA-0492, MA-0497 were grown in shake flask, and the broths were analyzedfor aspartate-derived amino acids, including lysine. As shown in FIG.20, increased expression of either the E. chrysanthemi or S. coelicolordapA gene increases lysine production in the MA-0331 and MA-0463backgrounds. Strain MA-0502 produced nearly 35 g/L lysine in a 50 g/Lglucose process. It may be possible to engineer further lysineimprovements by constructing deregulated variants of these heterologousdapA genes.

EXAMPLE 15 Constructing Strains that Produce High Levels of Homoserine

Strains that produce high levels of homoserine-based amino acids can begenerated through a combination of genetic engineering and mutagenesisstrategies. As an example, five distinct genetic manipulations wereperformed to construct MA-1378, a strain that produces >10 g/Lhomoserine (FIG. 21). To generate MA-1378, wild-type C. glutamicum wasfirst mutated using nitrosoguanidine (NTG) mutagenesis (based on theprotocol described in “A short course in bacterial genetics.” J. H.Miller. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. 1992, page 143) followed byselection of colonies that grew on minimal plates containing high levelsof ethionine, a toxic methionine analog. The endogenous mcbR locus wasthen deleted in one of the resulting ethionine-resistant strains(MA-0422) using plasmid MB4154 in order to generate strain MA-0622. McbRis a transcriptional repressor that regulates the expression of severalgenes required for the production of sulfur-containing amino acids suchas methionine (see Rey, D. A., Puhler, A., and Kalinowski, J., J.Biotechnology 103:51-65, 2003). In several instances we observed thatinactivation of McbR generated strains with increased levels ofhomoserine-based amino acids. Plasmid MB4084 was utilized to delete thethrB locus in MA-0622, causing the accumulation of lysine andhomoserine; methionine and methionine pathway intermediates alsoaccumulated to a lesser degree. MA-0933 resulted from this manipulation.As described above, it is believed that the lysine and homoserineaccumulation was a result of deregulation of lysC, via the lack ofthreonine production. In order to further optimize carbon flow toaspartate-B-semialdehyde and downstream amino acids, MA-0933 wastransformed with an episomal plasmid expressing the M. smegmatis lysC(T311I)-asd operon (strain MA-162). High homoserine producing strainMA-1 162 was then mutagenized with NTG, and colonies were selected onminimal medium plates containing a level of methionine methylsulfoniumchloride (MMSC) that is normally inhibitory to growth. MA-1378 was onesuch MMSC-resistant strain.

EXAMPLE 16 Heterologous Homoserine Acetyltransferases (MetA) EnzymesIncrease Carbon Flow to Homoserine-Based Amino Acids

MetA is the commitment step to methionine biosynthesis. The wild-type T.fusca metA gene was cloned into an expression vector under the controlof the trcRBS promoter. This plasmid was transformed into highhomoserine producing strains to test for elevated MetA activity (FIGS.22 and 23). MA-0428, MA-0933, and MA-1514 were example high homoserineproducing strains. MA-0428 is a wild-type ATCC 13032 derivative that hasbeen engineered with plasmid MB4192 (see Example 1) to delete thehom-thrB locus and integrate the gpd-S. coelicolor hom(G362E) expressioncassette. MA-1514 was constructed by using novobiocin to allow for lossof the M. smegmatis lysC(T311I)-asd operon plasmid from strain MA-1378.This manipulation was performed to allow for transformation with theepisomal plasmid containing the T. fusca metA gene and the kanRselectable marker. Strain MA-1559 resulted from the transformation ofstrain MA-1514 with the T. fusca metA gene under control of the trcRBSpromoter. MA-0933 is as described in Example 15. Induction of T. fuscametA expression in each of these high homoserine strains resulted inaccumulation of O-acetylhomoserine in culture broths. For example,strain MA-1559 displayed OAH levels in excess of 9 g/L. Additionalmanipulations can be performed to elicit conversion of OAH to otherproducts, including methionine.

EXAMPLE 17 Effects of metA Variants on Methionine Production in C.glutamicum

C. glutamicum homoserine acetyltransferase (MetA) variants weregenerated by site-directed mutagenesis of MetA-encoding DNA (Example 6).C. glutamicum strains MA-0622 and MA-0699 were transformed with a highcopy plasmid, MB4236, that encodes MetA with a lysine to alaninemutation at position 233 (MetA (K233A)). This plasmid also contains awild-type copy of the C. glutamicum metY gene. Strain MA-0699 wasconstructed by transforming MA-0622 with plasmid MB4192 to delete thehom-thrB locus and integrate the gpd- S. coelicolor hom(G362E)expression cassette. metA and metYare expressed in a synthetic metAYoperon under control of a modified version of the trc promoter. Thestrains were cultured in the presence and absence of IPTG induction, andmethionine productivity was assayed. Methionine production from eachstrain is plotted in FIG. 24. As shown, individual transformants ofMA-622 and MA-699, when cultured under inducing conditions, eachproduced over 3000 μM methionine. MA-699 strains, which express an S.coelicolor hom G362E variant under the control of a constitutivepromoter, produced over 3000 μM methionine in the absence of IPTG. IPTGinduction resulted in an increased methionine production by 1000-2500μM. These data show that expression of MetA (K233A) enhances methionineproduction. Manipulation of methionine biosynthesis at multiple pointscan further enhance production.

EXAMPLE 17 Effects of metY Variants on Methionine Production in C.glutamicum

C. glutamicum O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase (MetY) variants weregenerated by site-directed mutagenesis of MetY-encoding DNA (Example 6).C. glutamicum strain MA-622 and strain MA-699 were transformed with ahigh copy plasmid, MB4238, that encodes MetY with an aspartate toalanine mutation at position 231 (MetY (D231A)). This plasmid alsocontains the wild-type copy of the C. glutamicum metA gene, expressed asin Example 16. The strains were cultured in the presence and absence ofIPTG induction, and methionine productivity was assayed. The methionineproduction from each strain is plotted in FIG. 25. As shown, individualtransformants of MA-622, when cultured under conditions in whichexpression of MetY (D231A) was induced, each produced over 1800 μMmethionine. MA-622 strains showed variation in the levels of methionineproduced by individual transformants (i.e., transformants 1 and 2produced approx. 1800 μM methionine when induced, whereas transformants3 and 4 produced over 4000 μM methionine when induced). MA-699 strains,which express an S. coelicolor Hom variant, produced approximately 3000μM methionine in the absence of IPTG. IPTG induction increasedmethionine production by 1500-2000 μM. These data show that expressionof MetY (D231A) enhances methionine production. Methionine productionwas also enhanced in strain MA-699, relative to MA-622. Expression ofMetY (D231A) in strain MA-699 further enhanced methionine production inthat strain.

A second variant allele of metY was expressed in C. glutamicum andassayed for its effect on methionine production. C. glutamicum strainMA-622 and strain MA-699 were transformed with a high copy plasmid,MB4239, that encodes MetY with a glycine to alanine mutation at position232 (MetY (G232A)). The strains were cultured in the presence andabsence of IPTG induction, and methionine productivity was assayed. Themethionine production from each strain is plotted in FIG. 26. As shown,individual transformants of MA-622, when cultured under conditions inwhich expression of MetY (G232A) was induced, each produced over 1700 μMmethionine. MA-699 strains produced approximately 3000 μM methionine inthe absence of IPTG. IPTG induction resulted in an increased methionineproduction by 2000-3000 μM. These data show that expression of MetY(G232A) enhances methionine production. Methionine production was alsoenhanced in strain MA-699, relative to MA-622. Expression of MetY(G232A) in strain MA-699 further enhanced methionine production in thatstrain.

EXAMPLE 18 Methionine Production in C. glutamicum Strains ExpressingmetA and metY Wild-Type and Mutant Alleles

Methionine production was assayed in five different C. glutamicumstrains. Four of these strains express a unique combination of episomalC. glutamicum metA and metY alleles, as listed in Table 14. A fifthstrain, MA-622, does not contain episomal metA or metY alleles. Theamount of methionine produced by each strain (g/L) is listed in Table14.

The highest levels of methionine production were observed in strainsexpressing a combination of either a wild-type metA and a variant metY,or a wild-type metY and a variant metA. TABLE 14 Methionine productionin strains expressing C. glutamicum metA and metY wild-type and mutantalleles methionine Strain IPTG metA allele metY allele (g/L) MA-622 −None none 0.00 MA-641 − WT WT 0.03 MA-721 − K233A WT 0.00 MA-721 + K233AWT 0.53 MA-725 − WT D231A 0 MA-725 + WT D231A 0.28 MA-727 − WT G232A 0MA-727 + WT G232A 0.37

EXAMPLE 19 Combinations of Genetic Manipulations, Using BothHeterologous and Native Genes, Elicits Production of Aspartate-DerivedAmino Acids

As described above, gene combinations may optimize corynebacteria forthe production of aspartate-derived amino acids. Below are examples thatshow how multiple manipulations can increase the production ofmethionine. FIG. 27 shows the production of several aspartate-derivedamino acids by strains MA-2028 and MA-2025 along with titers from theirparent strains MA-1906 and MA-1907, respectively. MA-1906 wasconstructed by using plasmid MB4276 to delete the native pck locus inMA-0622 and replace pck with a cassette for constitutive expression ofthe M. smegmatis lysC(T311I)-asd operon. MA-1907 was generated bysimilar transformation of MB4276 into MA-0933. MA-2028 and MA-2025 wereconstructed by transformation of the respective parents with MB4278, anepisomal plasmid for inducible expression of a synthetic C. glutamicummetA YH operon (see Example 3). Parent strains MA-1906 and MA-1907produce lysine or lysine and homoserine, respectively; methionine andmethionine pathway intermediates are also produced by these strains. Thescale for lysine and homoserine is on the left y-axis; the scale formethionine and O-acetylhomoserine is on the right y-axis. With IPTGinduction, MA-2028 showed a decrease in lysine levels and an increase inmethionine levels. MA-2025 also displayed an IPTG-dependent decrease inlysine production, together with increased production of methionine andO-acetylhomoserine. Strain MA-1743 is another example of howcombinatorial engineering can be employed to generate strains thatproduce methionine. MA- 1743 was generated by transformation of MA-1667with metAYHexpression plasmid MB4278. MA-1667 was constructed by firstengineering strain MA-0422 (see Example 15) with plasmid MB4084 todelete thrB, and next using plasmid MB4286 to both delete the mcbR locusand replace mcbR with an expression cassette containing trcRBS-T. fuscametA. In this example and in other examples where trcRBS has beenintegrated at single copy, expression does not appear to be as tightlyregulated as seen with the episomal plasmids (as judged by amino acidproduction). Thismay be due to decreased levels of the laclq inhibitorprotein. IPTG induction of strain MA- 1743 elicits production ofmethionine and pathway intermediates, including O-acetylhomoserine (FIG.28; the scale for lysine and homoserine is on the left y-axis; the scalefor methionine and O-acetylhomoserine is on the right y-axis).

Strains MA-1688 and MA-1790 are two additional strains that wereengineered with multiple genes, including the MB4278 metAYH expressionplasmid (see FIG. 29; the scale for lysine and homoserine is on the lefty-axis; the scale for methionine and O-acetylhomoserine is on the righty-axis). Transforming MA-0569 with MB4278 generated MA-1688. MA-0569 wasconstructed by sequentially using MB4192 and MB4165 to first delete thehom-thrB locus and integrate the gpd-S. coelicolor hom(G362E) expressioncassette and then delete mcbR. MA-1790 construction required severalsteps. First, a NTG mutant derivative of MA-0428 was identified based onits ability to allow for growth of a Salmonella metE mutant. In brief, apopulation of mutagenized MA-0428 cells was plated onto a minimal mediumcontaining threonine and a lawn (>106 cells of the Salmonella metEmutant). The Salmonella metE mutant requires methionine for growth.After visual inspection, the corynebacteria colonies (e.g. MA-0600)surrounded by a halo of Salmonella growth were isolated and subjected toshake flask analysis. Strain MA-600 was next mutagenized to ethionineresistance as described above, and one resulting strain was designatedMA-0993. The mcbR locus was then deleted from MA-0993 using plasmidMB4165, and MA-1421 was the product of this manipulation. Transformationof MA-1421 with MB4278 generated MA-1 790. FIG. 29 shows that IPTGinduction stimulates methionine production in both MA-1688 and MA-1790,and decreases in lysine and homoserine titers.

FIG. 30 shows the metabolite levels of strain MA-1668 and its parentstrains. The scale for lysine and homoserine is on the left y-axis; thescale for methionine and O-acetylhomoserine is on the right y-axis.Strain MA-1668 was generated by transformation of MA-0993 with plasmidMB4287. Manipulation with MB4287 results in deletion of the mcbR locusand replacement with C. glutamicum metA(K233A)-metB. Strain MA-1668produces approximately 2 g/L methionine, with decreased levels of lysineand homoserine relative to its progenitor strains. Strain MA-1 668 isstill amenable to further rounds of molecular manipulation.

Table 15 lists the strains used in these studies. The ‘::’ nomenclatureindicates that the expression construct following the ‘::’ is integratedat the named locus prior to the ‘::’. EthR6 and EthR10 representindependently isolated ethionine resistant mutants. The Mcf3 mutationconfers the ability to enable a Salmonella metE mutant to grow (seeexample 19). The Mms13 mutation confers methionine methylsulfoniumchloride resistance (see example 15). TABLE 15 Strains used in studiesdescribed herein. Name Strain Genotype MA-0002 is ATCC 13032 MA-0003 isATCC 13869 MA-0008 lacIq-trc-S. coelicolor lysC-asd(A191V) (episomal)MA-0014 lacIq-trc-M. smegmatis lysC-asd (episomal) MA-0016 lacIq-trc-M.smegmatis lysC (G345D)-asd (episomal) MA-0019 lacIq-trc-S. coelicolorlysC (S314I)-asd (A191V) (episomal) MA-0022 lacIq-trc-M. smegmatis lysC(T311I)-asd (episomal) MA-0025 lacIq-trc-M. smegmatis lysC (S301Y)-asd(episomal) MA-0331 Δhom-ΔthrB MA-0333 lacIq-trcRBS-M. smegmatis lysC(S301Y)-asd (episomal) MA-0334 lacIq-trcRBS-M. smegmatis lysC(T311I)-asd (episomal) MA-0336 lacIq-trcRBS-M. smegmatis lysC(G345D)-asd (episomal) MA-0361 gpd-M. smegmatis lysC (T311I)-asd(episomal) MA-0362 gpd-M. smegmatis lysC (G345D)-asd (episomal) MA-0384Δhom-ΔthrB + rplM-S. coelicolor hom (G362E; G43S) (episomal) MA-0386Δhom-ΔthrB + gpd-S. coelicolor hom (G362E; G43S) (episomal) MA-0389Δhom-ΔthrB + lacIq-trcRBS-S. coelicolor hom (G362E; G43S; K19N)(episomal) MA-0422 EthR6 MA-0428 Δhom-ΔthrB::gpd-S. coelicolor hom(G362E; G43S) MA-0442 Δhom-ΔthrB + gpd-S. coelicolor hom (G362E; G43S) +lacIq-trcRBS-C. glutamicum metA-RBS-C. glutamicum metY (episomal)MA-0449 Δhom-ΔthrB + gpd-S. coelicolor hom (G362E; G43S) +lacIq-trcRBS-C. glutamicum metY-RBS-C. glutamicum metA (episomal)MA-0456 Δhom-ΔthrB::gpd-S. coelicolor hom (G362E; G43S) + gpd-T. fuscametY-RBS-T. fusca metA (episomal) MA-0463 Δhom-ΔthrB::gpd-M. smegmatislysC (T311I)-asd MA-0466 Δhom-ΔthrB + lacIq-trcRBS-E. chrysanthemi ppc(episomal) MA-0472 Δhom-ΔthrB + gpd-S. coelicolor dapA (episomal)MA-0477 Δhom-ΔthrB + lacIq-trcRBS-S. coelicolor dapA (episomal) MA-0481Δhom-ΔthrB + gpd-E. chrysanthemi dapA (episomal) MA-0482 Δhom-ΔthrB +lacIq-trcRBS-E. chrysanthemi dapA (episomal) MA-0486 Δhom-ΔthrB::gpd-M.smegmatis lysC (T311I)-asd + lacIq-trcRBS-E. chrysanthemi ppc (episomal)MA-0492 Δhom-ΔthrB::gpd-M. smegmatis lysC (T311I)-asd + gpd-S.coelicolor dapA (episomal) MA-0497 Δhom-ΔthrB::gpd-M. smegmatis lysC(T311I)-asd + lacIq-trcRBS-S. coelicolor dapA (episomal) MA-0501Δhom-ΔthrB::gpd-M. smegmatis lysC (T311I)-asd + gpd-E. chrysanthemi dapA(episomal) MA-0502 Δhom-ΔthrB::gpd-M. smegmatis lysC (T311I)-asd +lacIq-trcRBS-E. chrysanthemi dapA (episomal) MA-0569 ΔmcbR +Δhom-ΔthrB::gpd-S. coelicolor hom (G362E; G43S) MA-0570 Δhom-ΔthrB +gpd-S. coelicolor hom (G362E; G43S) + lacIq-trcRBS-T. fusca metY-RBS-T.fusca metA (episomal) MA-0578 Δhom-ΔthrB + gpd-S. coelicolor hom (G362E;G43S) + gpd-T. fusca metA (episomal) MA-0579 Δhom-ΔthrB + gpd-S.coelicolor hom (G362E; G43S) + lacIq-trcRBS-T. fusca metA (episomal)MA-0600 Δhom-ΔthrB + gpd-S. coelicolor hom (G362E; G43S) + Mcf3 MA-0622ΔmcbR + EthR6 MA-0641 ΔmcbR + EthR6 + gpd-C. glutamicum metA-RBS-C.glutamicum metY (episomal) MA-0699 ΔcbR + EthR6 + Δhom-ΔthrB::gpd-S.coelicolor hom (G362E) MA-0721 ΔmcbR + EthR6 + lacIq-trcRBS-C.glutamicum metA (K233A)-RBS-C. glutamicum metY (episomal) MA-0725ΔmcbR + EthR6 + lacIq-trcRBS-C. glutamicum metA-RBS-C. glutamicum metY(D231A) (episomal) MA-0727 ΔmcbR + EthR6 + lacIq-trcRBS-C. glutamicummetA-RBS-C. glutamicum metY (G232A) (episomal) MA-0933 ΔthrB + ΔmcbR +EthR6 MA-0993 Δhom-ΔthrB::gpd-S. coelicolor hom (G362E; G43S) + Mcf3 +EthR10 MA-1162 ΔthrB + ΔmcbR + EthR6 + lacIq-trcRBS-M. smegmatis lysC(T311I)-asd (episomal) MA-1351 ΔthrB + ΔmcbR + EthR6 + lacIq-trcRBS-T.fusca metA (episomal) MA-1378 ΔthrB + ΔmcbR + EthR6 + Mms13 +lacIq-trcRBS-M. smegmatis lysC (T311I)-asd MA-1421 Δhom-ΔthrB::gpd S.coelicolor hom (G362E; G43S) + ΔmcbR + Mcf3 + EthR10 MA-1514 ΔthrB +ΔmcbR + EthR6 + Mms13 MA-1559 ΔthrB + ΔmcbR + EthR6 + Mms13 +lacIq-trcRBS-T. fusca metA (episomal) MA-1667 ΔthrB + EthR6 +ΔmcbR::lacIq-trcRBS-T. fusca metA (episomal) MA-1668 Δhom-ΔthrB::gpd-S.coelicolor hom (G362E; G43S) + ΔmcbR::lacIq-trcRBS- C. glutamicum metA(K233A)-RBS-C. glutamicum metB + Mcf3 + EthR10 MA-1688 ΔmcbR +Δhom-ΔthrB::gpd-S. coelicolor hom (G362E; G43S) + lacIq-trcRBS-C.glutamicum metA-RBS-C. glutamicum metY-RBS-C. glutamicum metH (episomal)MA-1743 ΔthrB + ΔmcbR::lacIq-trcRBS-T. fusca metA + EthR6 +lacIq-trcRBS-C. glutamicum metA-RBS-C. glutamicum metY-RBS-C. glutamicummetH (episomal) MA-1790 Δhom-ΔthrB::gpd-S. coelicolor hom (G362E;G43S) + ΔmcbR + Mcf3 + EthR10 + lacIq-trcRBS-C. glutamicum metA- RBS-C.glutamicum-metY-RBS-C. glutamicum-metH (episomal) MA-1906 ΔmcbR +EthR6 + Δpck::gpd-M. smegmatis lysC (T311I)-asd MA-1907 ΔmcbR + EthR6 +Δpck::gpd-M. smegmatis lysC (T311I)-asd + ΔthrB MA-2025 ΔmcbR + EthR6 +Δpck::gpd-M. smegmatis lysC (T311I)-asd + ΔthrB + lacIq- trcRBS-C.glutamicum metA-RBS-C. glutamicum metY-RBS-C. glutamicum metH (episomal)MA-2028 ΔmcbR + EthR6 + Δpck::gpd-M. smegmatis lysC (T311I)-asd +lacIq-trcRBS-C. glutamicum metA-RBS-C. glutamicum metY-RBS-C. glutamicummetH (episomal)

TABLE 16 Amino acid sequences of exemplary heterologous proteins foramino acid production in Escherichia coli and coryneform bacteria. TheNC number under the Gene column corresponds to the Genbank ® proteinrecord for the corresponding Corynebacterium glutamicum gene. GenBank ®SEQ Gene Organism Protein ID Amino Acid Sequence ID NO: lysCMycobacterium CAA78984 MALVVQKYGGSSVADAERIRRVAERIVETKKAGNDVVVVVSA 1smegmatis MGDTTDDLLDLARQVSPAPPPREMDMLLTAGERISNALVAMAIESLGAQARSFTGSQAGVITTGTHGNAKIIDVTPGRLRDALDEGQIVLVAGFQGVSQDSKDVTTLGRGGSDTTAVAVAAALDADVCEIYTDVDGIFTADPRIVPNARHLDTVSFEEMLEMAACGAKVLMLRCVEYARRYNVPIHVRSSYSDKPGTIVKGSIEDIPMEDAILTGVAHDRSEAKVTVVGLPDVPGYAAKVFRAVAEADVNIDMVLQNISKIEDGKTDITFTCARDNGPRAVEKLSALKSEIGFSQVLYDDHIGKVSLIGAGMRSHPGVTATFCEALAEAGINIDLISTSEIRISVLIKDTELDKAVSALHEAFGLGGDDEAVVY AGTGR lysC Amycolatopsis AAD49567MALVVQKYGGSSLESADRIKRVAERIVATKKAGNDVVVVCSA 2 mediterraneiMGDTTDELLDLAQQVNPAPPEREMDMLLTAGERISNSLVAMAIAAQGAEAWSFTGSQAGVVTTSVHGNARIIDVTPSRVTEALDQGYIALVAGFQGVAQDTKDITTLGRGGSDTTAVALAAALNADVCEIYSDVDGVYTADPRVVPDAKKLDTVTYEEMLELAASGSKILHLRSVEYARRYGVPIRVRSSYSDKPGTTVTGSIEEIPVEQALITGVAHDRSEAKITVTGVPDHTGAAARIFRVIADAEIDIDMVLQNVSSTVSGRTDITFTLSKANGAKAVKELEKVQAEIGFESVLYDDHVGKVSVVGAGMRSHPGVTATFCEALAEAGVNIEIINTSEIRISVLIRDAQLDDAVRAIHEAFELGGDEEAVV YAGSGR lysC Streptomyces CAB45482MGLVVQKYGGSSVADAEGIKRVAKRIVEAKKNGNQVVAVVSA 3 coelicolorMGDTTDELIDLAEQVSPIPAGRELDMLLTAGERISMALLAMAIKNLGHEAQSFTGSQAGVITDSVHNKARIIDVTPGRIRTSVDEGNVAIVAGFQGVSQDSKDITTLGRGGSDTTAVALAAALDADVCEIYTDVDGVFTADPRVVPKAKKIDWISFEDMLELAASGSKVLLHRCVEYARRYNIPIHVRSSFSGLQGTWVSSEPIKQGEKHVEQALISGVAHDTSEAKVTVVGVPDKPGEAAAIFRAIADAQVNIDMVVQNVSAASTGLTDISFTLPKSEGRKAIDALEKNRPGIGFDSLRYDDQIGKISLVGAGMKSNPGVTADFFTALSDAGVNIELISTSEIRISVVTRKDDVNEAVRAVHTAFGLDSDSDEAVVY GGTGR lysC ThermobifidaZP_00057166 MNLRSLDWLVDYREPDSSGAPTVALIVQKYGGSSVADADAIK 4 fuscaRVAERIVAQKKAGYDVVVVVSAMGDTTDELLDLAKQVSPLPPGRELDMLLTAGERISMALVAMAIGNLGYEARSFTGSQAGVITTSLHGNAKIIDVTPGRIRDALAEGAICIVAGFQGVSQDSKDITTLGRGGSDTTAVALAAALNADLCEIYTDVDGVFTADPRIVPSARRIPQISYEEMLEMAASGAKILHLRCVEYARRYNIPLNVRSSFSQKPGTWVVSEVEETEGMEQPIISGVAHDRSEAKITVVGVPDRVGEAAAIFKALADAEINVDMIVQNVSAASTSRTDISFTLPADSGQNALAALKKIQDKVGFESLLYNDRIGKVSLIGAGMRSYPGVTARFFDAVAREGINIEMISTSEIRISIVVAQDDVDAA VAAAHREFQLDADQVEAVVYGGTGRlysC Erwinia MSANTDNSLIIAKFGGTSVADFDAMNRSADIVLSDAQVRVVV 5 chrysenthemiLSASAGVTNLLVALAEGLPPSERTAQLEKLRQTQYAIIDRLNQPAVIREEIDRMLDNVARLSEAAALATSNALTDELVSHGELISTLLFVEILRERNVAAEWFDVRKIMRTNDRFGRAEPDCDALGELTRSQLTPRLAQGLIITQGFIGSEAKGRTTTLGRGGSDYTAALLGEALHASRIDIWTDVPGIYTTDPRVVPSAHRIDQITFEEAAEMATFGAKVLHPATLLPAVRSDIPVFVGSSKDPAAGGTLVCNNTENPPLFPALALRRKQTLLTLHSLNNLHARGFLAEVFSILARHNISVDLITTSEVNVALTLDTTGSTSTGDSLLSSALLTELSSLCRVEVEENMSLVALIGNQLSQACGVGKEVFGVLEPFNIRLICYGASSHNLCFLVPSSDAEQVVQTLHHNLFE lysC Shewanella AAN56424MLEKRKLSGSKLFVKKFGGTSVGSIERIEVVAEQIAKSAHSG 6 oneidensisEQQVLVLSAMAGETNRLFALAAQIDPPASARELDMLVSTGEQISIALMAMALQRRGIKARSLTGDQVQIHTNSQFGRASIESVDTAYLTSLLEQGIVPIVAGFQGIDPNGDVTTLGRGGSDTTAVALAAALRADECQIFTDVSGVFTTDPNIDSSARRLDVIGFDVMLEMAKLGAKVLHPDSVEYAQRFKVPLRVLSSFEAGQGTLIQFGDESELAMAASVQGIAINKALATLTIEGLFTSSERYQALLACLARLEVDVEFITPLKLNEISPVESVSFMLAEAKVDILLHELEVLSESLDLGQLIVERQRAKVSLVGKGLQAKVGLLTKMLDVLGNETIHAKLLSTSESKLSTVIDERDLHKAVRALHHAFELNKV lysC Corynebacterium CAD89081MALVVQKYGGSSLESAERIRNVAERIVATKKAGNDVVVVCSA 202 glutamicumMGDTTDELLELAAAVNPVPPAREMDMLLTAGERISNALVAMAIESLGAEAQSFTGSQAGVLTTERHGNARIVDVTPGRVREALDEGKICIVAGFQGVNKETRDVTTLGRGGSDTTAVALAAALNADVCEIYSDVDGVYTADPRIVPNAQKLEKLSFEEMLELAAVGSKILVLRSVEYAPAFNVPLRVRSSYSNDPGTLIAGSMEDIPVEEAVLTGVATDKSEAKVTVLGISDKPGEAAKVFPALADAEINIDMVLQNVSSVEDGTTDITFTCPRSDGRRAMEILKKLQVQGNWTNVLYDDQVGKVSLVGAGMKSHPGVTAEFMEALRDVNVNIELISTSEIRISVLIREDDLDAAAPALHEQFQLGGEDEAV VYAGTGR asparto EscherichiaAAA24095 MSEIVVSKFGGTSVADFDAMNRSADIVLSDANVRLVVLSASA 203 kinase coliGITNLLVALAEGLEPGERFEKLDAIRNIQFAILERLRYPNVIREEIERLLENITVLAEAAALATSPALTDELVSHGELMSTLLFVEILRERDVQAQWFDVRKVMRTNDRFGRAEPDIAALAELAALQLLPRLNEGLVITQGFIGSENKGRTTTLGRGGSDYTAALLAEALHASRVDIWTDVPGIYTTDPRVVSAAKRIDEIAFAEAAEMATFGAKVLHPATLLPAVRSDIPVFVGSSKDPRAGGTLVCNKTENPPLFRALALRRNQTLLTLHSLNMLHSRGFLAEVFGILARHNISVDLITTSEVSVALTLDTTGSTSTGDTLLTQSLLMELSALCRVEVEEGLALVALIGNDLSKACGVGKEVFGVLEPFNIRMICY GASSHNLCFLVPGEDAEQVVQKLHSNLFEasd Corynebacterium CAA40504 MTTIAVVGATGQVGQVMRTLLEERNFPADTVRFFASPRSAGR204 glutamicum KIEFRGTEIEVEDITQATEESLKDIDVALFSAGGTASKQYAPLFAAAGATVVDNSSAWRKDDEVPLIVSEVNPSDKDSLVKGIIANPNCTTMAANPVLKPLHDAAGLVKLHVSSYQAVSGSGLAGVETLAKQVAAVGDHNVEFXTHDGQAADAGDVGPYVSPIAYNVLPFAGNLVDDGTFETDEEQKLRNESRKILGLPDLKVSGTCVRVPVFTGHTLTIHAEFDKAITVDQAQEILGAASGVKLVDVPTPLAAAGIDESLVGRIRQDSTVDDNRGLVLVVSGDNLRKGAALNTI QIAELLVK asd EscherichiaP00353 MKNVGFIGWRGMVGSVLMQRMVEERDFDAIRPVFFSTSQLGQ 205 coliAAPSFGGTTGTLQDAFDLEALKALDIIVTCQGGDYTNEIYPKLRESGWQGYWIDAASSLRMKDDAIIILDPVNQDVITDGLNNGIRTFVGGNCTVSLMLMSLGGLFANDLVDWVSVATYQAASGGGARHMRELLTQMGHLYGHVADELATPSSATLDIERKVTTLTRSGELPVDNFGVPLAGSLIPWIDKQLDNGQSREEWKGQAETNKILNTSSVIPVDGLCVRVGALRCHSQAFTIKLKKDVSIPTVEELLAAHNPWAKVVPNDREITMRELTPAAVTGTLTTPVGRLRKLNMGPEFLSAFTVGDQLLWGAAEPLRRMLRQLA ppc Thermobifida ZP_00058586MTRDSARQEMPDQLRRDVRLLGEMLGTVLAESGGQDLLDDVE 7 fuscaRLRRAVIGAREGTVEGKEITELVASWPLERAKQVARAFTVYFHLVNLAEEHHRMRALRERDDAATPQRESLAAAVHSIREDAGPERLRELIAGMEFHPVLTAHPTEARRRAVSTAIQRISAQLERLHAAHPGSGAEAEARRRLLEEIDLLWRTSQLRYTKMDPLDEVRTAMAAFDETIFTVIPEVYRSLDPALDPEGCGRRPALAKAFVRYGSWIGGDRDGNPFVTHEVTREAITIQSEHVLRALENACERIGRTHTEYTGLTPPSAELRAALSSARAAYPRLMQEIIKRSPNEPHRQLLLLAAERLRATRLRNADLGYPNPEAFLADLRTVQESLAAAGAVRQAYGELQNLIWQAETFGFHLAELEIRQHSAVHAAALKEIRAGGELSERTEEVLATLRVVAWIQERFGVEACRRYIVSFTQSADDIAAVYELAEHAMPPGKAPILDVIPLFETGADLDAAPQVLDGMLRLPAVQRRLEQTGRRMEVMLGYSDSAKDVGPVSATLRLYDAQARLAEWAREHDIKLTLFHGRGGALGRGGGPANRAVLAQAPGSVDGRFKVTEQGEVIFARYGQRAIAHRHIEQVGHAVLMASTESVQRRAAEAAARFRGMADRIAEAAHAAYRALVDTEGFAEWFSRVSPLEELSELRLGSRPARRSAARGLDDLRAIPWVFAWTQTRVNLPGWYGLGSGLAAVDDLEALHTAYKEWPLFASLLDNAEMSLAKTDRVIAERYLALGGRPELTEQVLAEYDRTRELVLKVTRHTRLLENRRVLSRAVDLRNPYVDALSHLQLRALEALRTGEADRLSEEDRNHLERLLLLSVNGVAAGLQNTG ppc Mycobacterium CAC30086MVEFSDAILEPIGAVQRTRVGREATEPMRADIRLLGTILGDT 8 leprae (can beLREQNGDEVFDLVERVRVESFRVRRSEIDRADMARMFSGLDI used to cloneHLAIPIIRAFSHFALLANVAEDIHRERRRHIHLDAGEPLRDS M. smegmatisSLAATYAKLDLAKLDSATVADALTGAVVSPVITAHPTETRRR gene)TVFVTQRRITELMRLHAEGHTETADGRSIERELRRQILTLWQTALIRLARLQISDEIDVGLRYYSAALFHVIPQVNSEVRNALRARWPDAELLSGPILQPGSWIGGDRDGNPNVTADVVRRATGSAAYTVVAHYLAELTHLEQELSMSARLITVTPELATLAASCQDAACADEPYRRALRVIRGRLSSTAAHILDQQPPNQLGLGLPPYSTPAELCADLDTIEASLCTHGAALLADDRLALLREGVGVFGFHLCGLDMRQNSDVHEEVVAELLAWAGMHQDYSSLPEDQRVKLLVAELGNRRPLVGDRAQLSDLARGELAVLAAAAHAVELYGSAAVPNYIISMCQSVSDVLEVAILLKETGLLDASGSQPYCPVGISPLFETIDDLHNGAAILHAMLELPLYRTLVAARGNWQEVMLGYSDSNKDGGYLAANWAVYRAELALVDVARKTGIRLRLFHGRGGTVGRGGGPSYQAILAQPPGAVNGSLRLTEQGEVIAAKYAEPQIARRNLESLVAATLESTLLDVEGLGDAAESAYAILDEvAGLARRSYAELVNTPGFVDYFQASTPVSEIGSLNIGNRPTSRKPTTSIADLRAIPWVLAWSQSRVMLPGWYGTGSAFQQWVAAGPESESQRVEMLHDLYQRWPFFRSVLSNMAQVLAKSDLGLAARYAELVVDEALRRRVFDKIADEHRRTIAIHKLITGHDDLLADNPALARSVFNRFPYLEPLNHLQVELLRRYRSGHDDEMVQRGILLTMN GLASALRNSG ppc StreptomycesQ9RNU9 MSSADDQTTTTTSSELRADIRRLGDLLGETLVRQEGPELLEL 9 coelicolorVEKVRRLTREDGEAAAELLRGTELETAAKLVRAFSTYFHLANVTEQVHRGRELGAKRAAEGGLLARTADRLKDADPEHLRETVRNLNVRPVFTAHPTEAARRSVLNKLRRIAALLDTPVNESDRRRLDTRLAENIDLVWQTDELRVVRPEPADEARNAIYYLDELHLGAVGDVLEDLTAELERAGVKLPDDTRPLTFGTWIGGDRDGNPNVTPQVTWDVLILQHEHGINDALEMIDELRGFLSNSIRYAGATEELLASLQADLERLPEISPRYKRLNAEEPYRLKATCIRQKLENTKQRLAKGTPHEDGRDYLGTAQLIDDLRIVQTSLREHRGGLFADGRLARTIRTLAAFGLQLATMDVREHADAHHHALGQLFDRLGEESWRYADMPREYRTKLLAKELRSRRPLAPSPAPVDAPGEKTLGVFQTVRRALEVFGPEVIESYIISMCQGADDVFAAAVLAREAGLIDLHAGWAKIGIVPLLETTDELKAADTILEDLLADPSYRRLVALRGDVQEVMLGYSDSSKFGGITTSQWEIHRAQRRLRDVAHRYGVRLRLFHGRGGTVGRGGGPTHDAILAQPWGTLEGEIKVTEQGEVISDKYLIPALARENLELTVAATLQASALHTAPRQSDEALARWDAANDVVSDAAHTAYRHLVEDPDLPTYFLASTPVDQLADLHLGSRPSRRPGSGVSLDGLRAIPWVFGWTQSRQIVPGWYGVGSGLKALREAGLDTVLDEMHQQWHFFRNFISNVEMTLAKTDLRIAQHYVDTLVPDELKHVFDTIKAEHELTVAEVLRVTGESELLDADPVLKQTFTIRDAYLDPISYLQVALLGRQREAA AANEDPDPLLARALLLTVNGVAAGLRNTGppc Erwinia MNEQYSAMRSNVSMLGKLLGDTIKDALGANILERVETIRKLS 10 chrysanthemiKASPAGSETHRQELLTTLQNLSNDELLPVARAFSQFLNLTNTAEQYNSISPHGEAASNPEALATVFRSLKSRDNLSDKDIRDAVESLSIELVLTAHPTEITRRTLIHKLVEVNTCLKQLDHDDLADYERHQIMRRLRQLIAQYWHTDEIRKIRPTPVDEAKWGFAVVENSLWEGVPAFLRELDEQMGKELGYRLFVDSVPVRFTSWMGGDRDGNPNVTSEVTRRVLLLSRWKAADLFLRDVQVLVSELSMTTCTPELQQLAGGDEVQEPYRELMKALRAQLTATLDYLDARLKDEQRMPPKDLLVTNEQLWEPLYACYQSLHACGMGIIADGQLLDTLRRVRCFGVPLVRIDVRQESTRHTDALAEITRYLGLGDYESWSESDKQAFLIRELNSKRPLLPRQWEPSADTQEVLETCRVIAETPRDSIAAYVISMARTPSDVLAVHLLLKEAGCPYALPVAPLFETLDDLNNADSVMIQLLNIDWYRGFIQGKQMVMIGYSDSAKDAGVMAASWAQYRAQDALIKTCEKYGIALTLFHGRGGSIGRGGAPAHAALLSQPPGSLKGGLRVTEQGEMIRFKFGLPEVTISSLSLYTSAILEANLLPPPEPKQEWHHIMNELSRISCDMYRGYVRENPDFVPYFRAATPELELGKLPLGSRPAKRRPNGGVESLRAIPWIFAWTQNRLMLPAWLGAGAALQKVIDDGHQNQLEAMCRDWPFFSTRIGMLEMVFAKAIJLWLAEYYDQRLVDEKLWSLGKQLREQLERDIKAVLTISNDDHLMADLPWIAESIALRNVYTDPLNVLQAELLHRSRQQETLDPQVEQALMVTIAGVAAGMRNTG ppc Coryne- P12880MTDFLRDDIRFLGQILGEVIAEQEGQEVYELVEQARLTSFDI 206 bacteriumAKGNAEMDSLVQVFDGITPAKATPIARAFSHFALLANLAEDL glutamicumYDEELREQALDAGDTPPDSTLDATWLKLNEGNVGAEAVADVLRNAEVAPVLTAHPTETRRRTVFDAQKWITTHMRERHALQSAEPTARTQSKLDEIEKNIRRRITILWQTALIRVARPRIEDEIEVGLRYYKLSLLEEIPRINRDVAVELRERFGEGVPLKPVVKPGSWIGGDHDGNPYVTAETVEYSTHPAAETVLKYYARQLHSLEHELSLSDRMNKVTPQLLALADAGHNDVPSRVDEPYRRAVHGVRGRILATTAELIGEDAVEGVWFKVFTPYASPEEFLNDALTIDHSLRESKDVLIADDRLSVLISAlESFGFNLYALDLRQNSESYEDVLTELFERAQVTANYRELSEAEKLEVLLKELRSPRPLIPHGSDEYSEVTDRELGIFRTASEAVKKFGPRMVPHCIISMASSVTDVLEPMVLLKEFGLIAANGDNPRGTVDVIPLFETIEDLQAGAGILDELWKIDLYRNYLLQRDNVQEVMLGYSDSMWGGYFSANWALYDAELQLVELCRSAGVKLRLFHGRGGTVGRGGGPSYDAILAQPRGAVQGSVRITEQGEIISAKYGNPETARRNLEALVSATLEASLLDVSELTDHQRAYDIMSEISELSLKKYASLVHEDQGFIDYFTQSTPLQEIGSLNIGSRPSSRKQTSSVEDLRAIPWVLSWSQSRVMLPGWFGVGTALEQWIGEGEQATQRIAELQTLNESWPFFTSVLDNMAQVMSKAELRLAKLYADLIPDTEVAERVYSVIREEYFLTKKMFCVITGSDDLLDDNPLLARSVQRRYPYLLPLNVIQVEMMRRYRKGDQSEQVSRNIQLTMNGLSTALRNSG ppc Escherichia P00864MNEQYSALRSNVSMLGKVLGETIKDALGEHILERVETIRKLS 207 coliKSSRAGNDANRQELLTTLQNLSMDELLPVAPAFSQFLNLANTAEQYHSISPKGEAASNPEVIARTLRKLK&QPELSEDTIKKAVESLSLELVLTAHPTEITRRTLIHKMVEVNACLKQLDNKDlADYEHNQLMRRLRQLIAQSWHTDEIRKLRPSPVDEAKWGFAVVENSLWQGVPNYLRELNEQLEENLGYKLPVEFVPVRFTSWMGGDRDGNPNVTADITRHVLLLSRWKATDLFLKDIQVLVSELSMVEATPELLALVGEEGAAEPYRYLMKNLRSRLMATQAWLEARLKGEELPKPEGLLTQNEELWEPLYACYQSLQACGMGIIANGDLLDTLRRVKCFGVPLVRIDIRQESTRHTEALGELTRYLGIGDYESWSEADKQAFLIRELNSKRPLLPRNWQPSAETREVLDTCQVIAEAPOGSIAAYVISMAKTPSDVLAVHLLLKEAGIGFAMPVAPLFETLDDLNNANDVMTQLLNIDWYRGLIQGKQMVMIGYSDSAKDAGVMAASWAQYQAQDALIKTCEKAGIELTLFHGRGGSIGRGGAPAHAALLSQPPGSLKGGLRVTEQGEMIRFKYGLPEITVSSLSLYTGAILEANLLPPPEPKESWRRIMDELSVISCDVYRGYVRENKDFVPYFRSATPEQELGKLPLGSRPAKRRPTGGVESLRAIPWIFAWTQNRLMLPAWLGAGTALQKVVEDGKQSELEAMCRDWPFFSTRLGMLEMVFAKADLWLAEYYDQRLVDKALWPLGKELRNLQEEDIKVVLAIANDSHLMADLPWIAESIQLRNIYTDPLNVLQAELLHRSRQAEKEGQEPDPRVEQALMVTIAGIA AGMRNTG pyc Streptomyces CAB59603MFRKVLVANRGEIAIRAFRAGYELGARTVAVFPHEDRNSLHR 12 coelicolorLKADEAYEIGEQGHPVRAYLSVEEIVRAARRAGADAVYPGYGFLSENPELARACEEAGITFVGPSARILELTGNKARAVAAAREAGVPVLGSSAPSTDVDELVRAADDVGFPVFVKAVAGGGGRGMRRVEEPAQLREAIEAASREAASAFGDSTVFLEKAVVEPRHIEVQILADGEGDVIHLFERDCSVQRRHQKVIELAPAPNLDPALRERICADAVNFARQIGYRNAGTVEFLVDRDGNHVFIEMNPRIQVEHTVTEEVTDVDLVQSQLRIAAGQTLADLGLAQENITLRGAALQCRITTEDPANGFRPDTGQISAYRSPGGSGIRLDGGTTHAGTEISAHFDSMLVKLSCRGRDFTTAVNRARPAVAEFRIRGVATNIPFLQAVLDDPDFQAGRVTTSFIEQRPHLLTARHSADRGTKLLTYLADVTVNKPHGERPELVDPLTKLPTASAGEPPAGSRQLLAELGPEGFARRLRESSTIGVTDTTFRDAHQSLLATRVRTKDMLAVAPVVARTLPQLLSLECWGGATYDVALRFLAEDPWERLAALREAVPNLCLQMLLRGRNTVGYTPYPTEVTDAFVQEAAATGIDIFRIFDALNDVEQMRPAIEAVRQTGSAVAEVALCYTADLSDPSERLYTLDYYLRLAEQIVNAGAHVLAVKDMAGLLRAPAAATLVSALRREFDLPVHLHTHDTTGGQLATYLAAIQAGADAVDGAVASMAGTTSQPSLSAIVAATDHTERPTGLDLQAVGDLEPYWESVRKVYAPFEAGLASPTGRVYHHEIPGGQLSNLRTQAVALGLGDRFEDIEAMYAAADRMLGRLVKVTPSSKVVGDLALHLVGAGVSPADFEQDPDRFDIPDSVVGFLRGELGTPPGGWPEPFRSKALRGRAEARPLAELSEDDRDGLGKDRRATLNRLLFPGPAREFDTHRASYGDTSILDSKDFFYGLRPGKEYTVDLDPGVRLLIELQAVGDADERGMRTVMSSLNGQLRPIQVRDRSAATDVPVTEKADRANPGHVAAPFAGVVTLAVAEGDEVEAGATVATIEAMKMEASITAPKSGTVTRLAINRIQQVEGGDLLVQLA pyc Mycobacterium AAG30411.1MISKVLVANRGEIAIRAFRAAYEMGIATVAVYPYEDRNSLHR 13 smegmatisLKADESYQIGEVGHPVRAYLSVDEIIRVAKHSGADAVYPGYGFLSENPDLAAKCAEAGITFVGPSAEVLQLTGNKAPAIAAARAAGLPVLSSSEPSSSVDELMAAAADMEFPLFVKAVSGGGGRGMRRVTDRESLAEAIEAASREAESAFGDASVYLEQAVLNPRHIEVQILADGAGNVMHLFERDCSVQRRHQKVVELAPAPNLSDELRQQICADAVAFARQIGYSCAGTVEFLLDERGHHVFIECNPRIQVEHTVTEEITDVDLVSSQLRIAAGETLADLGLSQDRLVVRGAAMQCRITTEVPANGFRPDTGRITAYRSPGGAGIRLDGGTNLGARISAHFDSMLVKLTCRGRDFSAAASRARRALAEFRIRGVSTNIPFLQAVIDDPDFPAGRVTTSFIDDRPHLLTSRSPADRGTRILNYLADITVNKPHGERPSTVYPQDKLPPLDLQAPPPAGSKQRLVELGPEGFAGWLRESKAVGVTDTTFRDAHQSLLATRVRTTGLLMVAPYVARSMPQLLSIECWGGATYDVALRFLKEDPWERLAALRESVPNICLQMLLRGRNTVGYTPYPELVTSAFVEEAAATGIDIFRIFDALNNVESMRPAIDAVRETGSTIAEVAMCYTGDLSDPAENLYTLDYYLKLAEQIVEAGAHVLAIKDMAGLLPAPAAHTLVSALRSRFDLPVHVHTHDTPGGQLATYLAAWSAGADAVDGASAPMAGTTSQPALSSIVAAAAHTQYDTGLDLRAVCDLEPYWEAVRKVYAPFESGLPGPTGRVYTHEIPGGQLSNLRQQAIALGLGDRFEEIEANYAAADRVLGRLVKVTPSSKVVGDLALALVGAGITAEEFAEDPAKYDIPDSVIGFLRGELGDPPGGWPEPLRTKALQGRGPARPVEKLTADDEALLAQPGPKRQAALNRLLFPGPTAEFEAHRETYGDTSSLSANQFFYGLRYGEEHRVQLERGVELLIGLEAISEADERGMRTVMCIINGQLRPVLVRDRSIASEVPAAEKADRNNADHIAAPFAGVVTVGVAEGDSVDAGQTIATIEAMKMEAAITAPKAGTVARVAVAATAQVEGGDLLVVVS pyc Coryne- CAA70739MSTHTSSTLPAFKKILVANRGEIAVRAFRAALETGAATVAIY 208 bacteriumPREDRGSFHRSFASEAVRIGTEGSPVKAYLDIDEIIGAAKKV glutamicumKADAIYPGYGFLSENAQLARECAENGITFIGPTPEVLDLTGDKSRAVTAAKKAGLPVLAESTPSKNIDEIVKSAEGQTYPIFVKAVAGGGGRGMRFVASPDELRKLATEASREAEAAFGDGAVYVERAVINPQHIEVQILGDHTGEVVHLYERDCSLQRRHQKVVEIAPAQHLDPELRDRICADAVKFCRSIGYQGAGTVEFLVDEKGNHVFIEMNPRIQVEHTVTEEVTEVDLVKAQMRLAAGATLKELGLTQDKIKTHGAALQCRITTEDPNNGFRPDTGTITAYRSPOGAGVRLDGAAQLGGEITAHFDSMLVKMTCRGSDFETAVAPAQRALAEFTVSGVATNIGFLRALLREEDFTSKRIATGFIADHPHLLQAPPADDEQGRILDYLADVTVNKPHGVRPKDVAAPIDKLPNIKDLPLPRGSRDRLKQLGPAAFARDLREQDALAVTDTTFRDAHQSLLATRVRSFALKPAAEAVAKLTPELLSVEAWGGATYDVANRFLFEDPWDRLDELREAMPNVNIQMLLRGRNTVGYTPYPDSVCRAFVKEAASSGVDIFRIFDALNDVSQMRPAIDAVLETNTAVAEVANAYSGDLSDPNEKLYTLDYYLKMAEEIVKSGAHILAIKDMAGLLRPAAVTKLVTALRREFDLPVHVHTHDTAGGQLATYFAAAQAGADAVDGASAPLSGTTSQPSLSAIVAAFAHTRRDTGLSLEAVSDLEPYWEAVRGLYLPFESGTPGPTGRVYRHEIPGGQLSNLRAQATALGLADRFELIEDNYAAVNEMLGRPTKVTPSSKVVGDLALHLVGAGVDPADFAADPQKYDIPDSVIAFLRGELGNPPGGWPEPLRTRALEGRSEGKAPLTEVPEEEQAHLDADDSKERRNSLNRLLFPKPTEEFLEHRRRFGNTSALDDREFFYGLVEGRETLIRLPDVRTPLLVRLDAISEPDDKGMRNVVANVNGQIRPMRVRDRSVESVTATAEKADSSNKGHVAAPFAGVVTVTVAEGDEVKAGDAVAIIEAMKMEATITASVDGKIDRVVVPAATKVEGGD LIVVVS dapA ThermobifidaZP_00058970 MVGSTTPNAPFGQMLTANITPMLDNGEVDYDGVARLATYLVD 14 fuscaEQRNDGLIVNGTTGESATTSDEEKERILRTVIDAVGDRATIVAGAGSNDTRHSIELARTAERAGADGLLLVTPYYNRPPQEGLLRHFTAIADATGLPIMLYDIPGRTGTPIDSETLVRLAEHPRIVANKDAKDDLGASSWVMSRTDLAYYSGSDMLNLPLLSIGAAGFVSVVGHVVGSELHDMIDAYRAGDVARALDIHRRLIPVYRGMFRTQGVITTKAVLAMFGLPAGVVRAPLLDASPELKELLREDLAMAGVKGPTGLASAHEDAASGREAERLTEGTA dapA Mycobacterium CAC30464MTTVGFDVPARLGTLLTANVTPFDADGSVDTAAATRLANRLV 15 leprae (can beDAGCDGLVLSGTTGESPTTTDDEKLQLLRVVLEAVGDRARVI used to cloneAGAGSYDTAHSVRLVKACAGEGAHGLLVVTPYYSKPPQTGLF M. smegmatisAHFTAVADATELPVLLYDTPGRSVVPIEPDTIRALASHPNIV gene)GVKEAKADLYSGARIMADTGLAYYSGDDALNLPWLAVGAIGFISVISHLAAGQLRELLSAFGSGDITTARKINVAIGPLCSAMDRLGGVTMSKAGLRLQGIDVGDPRLPQMPATAEQIDELAVDMR AASVLR dapA MycobacteriumCAA15549 MTTVGFDVAARLGTLLTAMVTPFSGDGSLDTATAARLANHLV 16 tuberculosisDQGCDGLVVSGTTGESPTTTDGEKIELLRAVLEAVGDRARVI (can be used toAGAGTYDTAHSIRLAKACAAEGAHGLLVVTPYYSKPPQRGLQ clone M.AHFTAVADATELPMLLYDIPGRSAVPIEPDTIRALASHPNIV smegmatisGVKDAKADLHSGAQIMADTGLAYYSGDDALNLPWLAMGATGF gene)ISVIAHLAAGQLRELLSAFGSGDIATARKINIAVAPLCNAMSRLGGVTLSKAGLRLQGIDVGDPRLPQVAATPEQIDALAADMR AASVLR dapA StreptomycesCAA20295 MAPTSTPQTPFGRVLTAMVTPFTADGALDLDGAQRLAAHLVD 17 coelicolorAGNDGLIINGTTGESPTTSDAEKADLVRAVVEAVGDRAHVVAGVGTNNTQHSIELARAAERVGAHGLLLVTPYYNKPPQEGLYLHFTAIADAAGLPVMLYDIPGRSGVPINTETLVRLAEHPRIVANKDAKGDLGRASWAIARSGLAWYSGDDMLNLPLLAVGAVGFVSVVGHVVTPELRAMVDAHVAGDVQKALEIHQKLLPVFTGMFRTQGVMTTKGALALQGLPAGPLRAPMVGLTPEETEQLKIDLAA GGVQL dapA ErwiniaMFTGSIVALVTPMDDKGAVDRASLKKLIDYHVASGTSAIVSV 18 chrysanthemiGTTGESATLSHDEHGDVVMLTLELSDGRIPVIAGTGANSTAEAISLTQRFNDTGVAGCLTVTPYYNKPTQNGLFLHFKAIAEHTDLPQILYNVPSRTGCDMLPETVARLSEIKNIVAIKEATGNLSRVSQIQELVHEDFILLSGDDASSLDFMQLGGDGVISVTANIAAREMAALCELAAQGNFVEARRLNQRLMPLHQKLFVEPNPIPVKWACKALGLMATDTLRLPMTPLTDAGRDVMEQAMKQAGLL dapA Coryne- C40626MSTGLTAKTGVEHFGTVGVAMVTPFTESGDIDIAAGREVAAY 126 bacteriumLVDKGLDSLVLAGTTGESPTTTAAEKLELLKAVREEVGDRAK glutamicumLIAGVGTNNTRTSVELAEAAASAGADGLLVVTPYYSKPSQEGLLAHFGAIAAATEVPICLYDIPGRSGIPIESDTMRRLSELPTILAVKDAKGDLVAATSLIKETGLAWYSGDDPLNLVWLALGGSGFISVIGHAAPTALRELYTSFEEGDLVRAREINAKLSPLVAAQGRLGGVSLAKAALRLQGINVGDPRLPIMAPNEQELEALRED MKKAGVL dapA EscherichiaNP_416973 MFTGSIVAIVTPMDEKGNVCRASLKKLIDYHVASGTSAIVSV 127 coliGTTGESATLNHDEHADVVMMTLDLADGR IPVIAGTGANATAEAISLTQRFNDSGIVGCLTVTPYYNRPSQEGLYQHFKAIAEHTDLPQILYNVPSRTGCDLLPETVGRLAKVKNIIGIKEATGNLTRVNQIKELVSDDFVLLSGDDASALDFMQLGGHGVISVTANVAARDMAQMCKLAAEGHFAEARVINQRLMPLHNKLFVEPNPIPVKWACKELGLVATDTLRLPMTPITDSGRE TVRAALKHAGLL hom StreptomycesCAC33918 MRTRPLKVALLGCGVVGSKVARIMTTHAADLAARIGAPVELA 19 coelicolorGVAVRRPDKVREGIDPALVTTDATALVKRGDIDVVVEVIGGIEPARTLITTAFAHGASVVSANKALIAQDGAALHAAADEHGKDLYYEAAVAGAIPLIRPLRESLAGDKVNRVLGIVNGTTNFILDAMDSTGAGYQEALDEATALGYAEADPTADVEGFDAAAKAAILAGIAFHTRVRLDDVYREGMTEVTAADFASAKEMGCTIKLLAICERAADGGSVTARVHPAMIPLSHPLANVREAYNAVFVESDAAGQLMFYGPGAGGSPTASAVLGDLVAVCRNRLGGATGPGESAYAALPVSPMGDVVTRYHISLDVADKPGVLAQVATVFAEHGVSIDTVRQSGKDGEASLVVVTHRASDAALGGTVEALRKLDTVRGV ASIMRVEGE hom MycobacteriumAAD32592 MSKKPIGVAVLGLGNVGSEVVRIIADSADDLAARIGAPLELR 20 smegmatisGVGVRRVADDRGVPTELLTDDIDALVSRDDVDIVVEVMGPVEPARKAILSALEQGKSVVTANKALMAMSTGELAQAAEKAHVDLYFEAAVAGAIPVIRPLTQSLAGDTVRRVAGIVNGTTNYILSEMDSTGADYTSALADASALGYAEADPTADVEGYDAAAKAAILASIAFHTRVTADDVYREGITTVSAEDFASAPALGCTIKLLAICERLTSDEGKDRVSARVYPALVPLTHPLAAVNGAFNAVVVEAEAAGRLMFYGQGAGGAPTAFAVMGDVVMAARNRVQGGRGPRESKYAKLPIAPIGFIPTRYYVISIMNVADRPGVLSAVAAEF hom Thermobifida ZP_00058460MRRPEPAGAADRGRTRPRHRRTGGHHPLRGRHGQGRGGDPHL 21 fuscaCQCRRRYERQHPHPAVRCGVHLCAGLAAQRRRADAVPPGRQALRERRHRRARPLPPCRPASRRPGSSGRHRRLLLLHGQQLQPRAPACRGRGPREERPRPGATG~RRRPVAAGRRLSSGRRRSGHHDEVLDTDNERRNGSHPLMALKVALLGCGVVGSQVVRLLNEQSRELAERIGTPLEIGGIAVRRLDRARGTGVDPDLLTTDANGLVTRDDIDLVVEVIGGIEPARSLILAAIQKGKSVVTANKALLAEDGATTHAAAREAGVDVYYEASVAGAIPLLRPLRDSLAGDRVNRVLGIVNGTTNYILDRMDSLGAGFTESLEEAQALGYAEADPTADVEGFDAAAKAAILARLAFHTPVTAADVHREGITEVSAADIASAKAMGCVVKLLAICQRSDDGSSIGVRVHPVMLPREHPLASVKGAYNAVFVEAESAGQLMFYGAGAGGVPTASAVLGDLVAVARNRLARTFVADGRADAKLPVHPMGETITSYHVALDVADRPGVLAGVAKVFAANGVSIKHVRQEGRGDDAQLVLVSHTAPDAALA RTVEQLRNHEDVRAVASVMRVETFDNERhom Coryne- CAA68614 MTSASAPSFNPGKGPGSAVGIALLGFGTVGTEVMRLMTEYGD 209bacterium ELAHRIGGPLEVRGIAVSDISKPREGVAPELLTEDAFALIER glutamicumEDVDIVVEVIGGIEYPREVVLAALKAGKSVVTANKALVAAHSAELADAAEAANVDLYFEAAVAGAIPVVGPLRRSLAGDQIQSVMGIVNGTTNFILDAMDSTGADYADSLAEATRLGYAEADPTADVEGHDAASKAAILASIAFHTRVTADDVYCEGISNISAADIEAAQQAGHTIKLLAICEKFTNKEGKSAISARVHPTLLPVSHPLASVNKSFNAIFVEAEAAGRLMFYGNGAGGAPTASAVLGDVVGAARNKVHGGRAPGESTYANLPIADFGETTTRYHLDMDVEDRVGVLAELASLFSEQGISLRTIRQEERDDDARLIVVTHSALESDL SRTVELLKAKPVVKAINSVIRLERDmetL Escherichia CAA23585 SVIAQAGAKGRQLHKFGGSSLADVKCYLRVAGIMAEYSQPDD 210(bifunctional; coli MMVVSAAGSTTNRLISWLKLSQTDRLSAHQVQQTLRRYQCDL containsISGLLPAEEADSLISAFVSDLERLAALLDSGINDAVYAEVVG homHGEVWSARLMSAVLNQQGLPAAWLDAREFLRAERAAQPQVDE activity)GLSYPLLQQLLVQHPGKRLVVTGFISRNNAGETVLLGRNGSDYSATQIGALAGVSRVTIWSDVAGVYSADPRKVKDACLLPLLRLDEASELARLAAPVLHARTLQPVSGSEIDLQLRCSYTPDQGSTRIERVLASGTGARIVTSHDDVCLIEFQVPASQDFKLGHKEIDQILKRAQVRPLAVGVHNDRQLLQFCYTSEVADSALKILDEAGLPGELRLRQGLALVAMVGAGVTRNPLHCHRFWQQLKGQPVEFTWQSDDGISLVAVLRTGPTESLIQGLHQSVFPAEKRIGLVLFGKGNIGSRWLELFAREQSTLSARTGFEFVLAGVVDSRRSLLSYDGLDASRALAFFNDEAVEQDEESLFLWMRAHPYDDLVVLDVTASQQLADQYLDFASHGFHVISANKLAGASDSNKYRQIHDAFEKTGRHWLYNATVGAGLPINHTVRDLIDSGDTILSISGIFSGTLSWLFLQFDGSVPFTELVDQAWQQGLTEPDPRDDLSGKDVSRKLVILAREAGYNIEPDQVRVESLVPAHCEGGSIDHFFENGDELNEQMVQRLEAAREMGLVLRYVARFDANGKARVGVEAVREDHPLRSLLPCDNVFAIESRWYRDNPLVIRGPGAGRDVTAGAI QSDINRLAQLL thrA EscherichiaAAA97301 MRVLKFGGTSVANAERFLRVADILESNARQGQVATVLSAPAK 211 (bifunctional;coli ITNHLVAMIEKTISGQDALPNISDAERIFAELLTGLAAAQPG containFPLAQLKTFVDQEFAQIKHVLHGISLLGQCPDSINAALICRG homEKMSIATMAGVLEARGHNVTVIDPVEKLLAVGHYLESTVDIA activityESTRRIAASRIPADHMVLMAGFTAGNEKGELVVLGRNGSDYSAAVLAACLRADCCETWTDVDGVYTCDPRQVPDARLLKSMSYQEAMELSYFGAKVLHPRTITPIAQFQIPCLIKNTGNPQAPGTLIGASRDEDELPVKGISNLNNMAMFSVSGPGMKGMVGMAARVFAANSRARISVVLITQSSSEYSISFCVPQSDCVRAERANQEEFYLELKEGLLEPLAVTERLAIISVVGDGMRTLRGISAKFFAALARANINIVAIAQGSSERSISVVVNNDDATTGVRVTHQMLFNTDOVIEVFVIGVGGVGGALLEQLKRQQSWLKNKNIDLRVCGVANSKALLTNVHGLNLENWQEELAQAKEPFNLGRLIRLVKEYHLLNPVIVDCTSSQAVADQYADFLREGFHVVTPNKKANTSSMDYYHQLRYAAEKSRRKFLYDTNVGAGLPVIENLQNLLNAGDELMKFSGILSGSLSYIFGKLDEGMSFSEATTLAREMGYTEPDPRDDLSGMDVARKLLILARETGRELELADIEIEPVLPAEFNAEGDVAAFMANLSQLDDLFAARVAKARDEGKVLRYVGNIDEDGVCRVKIAEVDGNDPLFKVKNGENALAFYSHYYQPLPLVLRGYGAG NDVTAAGVFADLLRTLSWKLGV metAMycobacterium CAA17113 MTISDVPTQTLPAEGEIGLIDVGSLQLESGAVIDDVCIAVQR 22tuberculosis WGKLSPARDNVVVVLHALTGDSHITGPAGPGHPTPGWWDGVA (can be used toGPGAPIDTTRWCAVATNVLGGCRGSTGPSSLARDGKPWGSRF clone M.PLISIRDQVQADVAALAALGITEVAAVVGGSMGGARALEWVV smegmatisGYPDRVRAGLLLAVGARATADQIGTQTTQIAAIKADPDWQSG gene)DYHETGPAPDAGLRLARRFAHLTYRGEIELDTRFANHNQGNEDPTAGGRYAVQSYLEHQGDKLLSRFDAGSYVILTEALNSHDVGRGRGGVSAALRACPVPVVVGGITSDRLYPLRLQQELADLLPGCAGLRVVESVYGHDGFLVETEAVGELIRQTLGLAD REGACRR metA Mycobacterium CAB10992MTISKVPTQKLPAEGEVGLVDIGSLTTESGAVIDDVCIAVQR 23 leprae (can beWGELSPTRDNVVMVLHALTGDSHITGPAGPGHPTPGWWDWIA used to cloneGPGAPIDTNRWCAIATNVLGGCRGSTGPSSLARDGKPWGSRF M. smegmatisPLISIRDQVEADIAALAANGITKVAAVVGGSMGGARALEWII gene)GHPDQVPAGLLLAVGVRATADQIGTQTTQIAAIKTDPNWQGGDYYETGRAPENGLTIARRFAHLTYRSEVELDTRFANNNQGNEDPATGGRYAVQSYLEHQGDKLLARFDAGSYVVLTETLNSHDVGRGRGGIGTALRGCPVPVVVGGITSDRLYPLRLQQELAEMLPGCTGLQVVDSTYGHDGFLVESEAVGKLIRQTLELADVGSKED ACSQ metA ThermobifidaZP_00058188 MSHDTTPPLPATGAWREGDPPGDRRWVELSEPLPLETGGELP 24 fuscaGVRLAYETWGSLNEDRSNAVLVLHALTGDSHVVGPEGPGHPSPGWWEGIIGPGLALDTDRYFVVAPNVLGGCQGSTGPSSTAPDGRPWGSRFPRITIRDTVPAEFALLREFGIHSWAAVLGGSMGGMRALEWAATYPERVRRLLLLASPAASSAQQIAWAAPQLHAIRSDPYWHGGDYYDRPGPGPVTGMGIARRIAHITYRGATEFDERFGRNPQDGEDPMAGGRFAVESYLDHHAVKLARRFDAGSYVVLTQAMNTHDVGRGRGGVAQALRRVTARTMVAGVSSDFLYPLAQQQELADGIPGADEVRVIESASGHDGFLTEINQVSVLI KELLAQ metA CorynebacteriumAAC06035 MPTLAPSGQLEIQAIGDVSTEAGAIITNAEIAYHRWGEYRVD 212 glutamicumKEGRSNVLIEHALTGDSNAADWWAADLLGPGKAINTDIYCVICTNVIGGCNGSTGPGSMHPDGNFWGWRFPATSIRDQVNAEKQFLDALGITTVAAVVLLGGSMGGARTLEWAAMYPETVGAAAVLAVSARASAWQIGIQSAQIKAIENDHHWHEGNYYESGCNPATGLGAARRIAHLTYRGELEIDERFGTKAQKNENPLGPYRKPDQRFAVESYLDYQADKLVQRFDAGSYVLLTDALNRHDIGRDRGGLNKALESIKVPVLVAGVDTDILYPYHQQEHLSRNLGNLLAMAKIVSPVGHDAFLTESRQMDRIVRNFFSLISPDEDNPSTYIEFY I metA Escherichia NP_418437MPIRVPDELPAVNFLREENVFVMTTSRASGQEIRPLKVLILN 213 coliLMPKKIETENQFLRLLSNSPLQVDIQLLRIDSRESRNTPAEHLNNFYCNFEDIQDQNFDGLIVTGAPLGLVEFNDVAYWPQIKQVLEWSKDHVTSTLFVCWAVQAALNILYGIPKQTRTEKLSGVYEHHILHPHALLTRGFDDSFLAFHSRYADFPAALIRDYTDLEILAETEEGDAYLFASKDKRIAFVTGHPEYDAQTLAQEFFRDVEAGLDPDVPYNYFPHNDPQNTPRASWRSHGNLLFTNWLNYYVY QITPYDLRHMNPTLD metA T. fuscan/a MSHDTTPPLPATGAWREGDPPGDRRWVELSEPLPLETGGELP 281 F269AGVRLAYETWGSLNEDRSNAVLVLHALTGDSHVVGPEGPGHPSPGWWEGIIGPGLALDTDRYFVVAPNVLGGCQGSTGPSSTAPDGRPWGSRFPRITIRDTVRAEFALLREFGIHSWAAVLGGSMGGMRALEWAATYPERVRRLLLLASPAASSAQQIAWAAPQLHAIRSDPYWHGGDYYDRPGPGPVTGMGIARRIAHITYRGATEFDERFGRNPQDGEDPMAGGRAAVESYLDHHAVKLARRFDAGSYVVLTQAMNTHDVGRGRGGVAQALRRVTARTMVAGVSSDFLYPLAQQQELADGIPGADEVRVIESASGHDGFLTEINQVSVLIKELLA Q metY T. fusca n/aMALRPDRSIMTAEDTTPESTAADKWSFETKQIHAGAAPDPAT 282 F379ANARATPIYQTTSYVFRDTQHGADLFSLAEPGNIYTRIMNPTQDVLEKRVAALEGGVAAVAFASGSAAITAAVLNLAGAGDHIVSSPSLYGGTYNLFRYTLPKLGIEVTFIKDQDDLDEWPAAARDNTKLFFAETLPNPANNVLDVRAVADVAHEVGVPLMVDNTVPTPYLQRPIDHGADIVVHSATKFLGGHGTTIAGIVVDAGTFDFGAHGDRFPGFVEPDPSYHGLKYWEALGPGAYAAKLRVQLLRDTGAAISPFNSFLILQGIETLSLRMERHVANAQALAEWLESRDEVAKVYYPGLPSSPYYEAAKKYLPKGAGAIVSFELHGGIEAGHAAVDGTELFSQLVNIGDVRSLIVHPASTTHSQLTPEEQLASGVTPGLVRLSVGLEHVDDLRADLEAGLRAAKAYQ metY C. glutamicum N/aMPKYDNSNADQWGFETRSIHAGQSVDAQTSARNLPIYQSTAF 283 G232AVFDSAEHAKQRFALEDLGPVYSRLTNPTVEALENRIASLEGGVHAVAFSSGQAATTNAILNLAGAGDHIVTSPRLYGGTETLFLITLNRLGIDVSFVENPDDPESWQAAVQPNTKAFFGETFANPQADVLDIPAVAEVAHRNSVPLIIDNTIATAALVRPLELGADVVVASLTKFYTGNGSGLGGVLIDAGKFDWTVEKDGKPVFPYFVTPDAAYHGLKYADLGAPAFGLKVRVGLLRDTGSTLSAFNAWAAVQGIDTLSLRLERHNENAIKVAEFLNNHEKVEKVNFAGLKDSPWYATKEKLGLKYTGSVLTFEIKGGKDEAWAFIDALKLHSNLANIGDVRSLVVHPATTTHSQSDEAGLARAGVTQSTVRLSVGI ETIDDIIADLEGGFAAI metY T.fusca n/a MALRPDRSIMTAEDTTPESTAADKWSFETKQIHAGAAPDPAT 284 G240ANARATPIYQTTSYVFRDTQHGADLFSLAEPGNIYTRIMNPTQDVLEKRVAALEGGVAAVAFASGSAAITAAVLNLAGAGDHIVSSPSLYGGTYNLFRYTLPKLGIEVTFIKDQDDLDEWHAAARDNTKLFFAETLPNPANNVLDVRAVADVAHEVGVPLMVDNTVPTPYLQRPIDHGADIVVHSATKFLGGHGTTIAAIVVDAGTFDFGAHGDRFPGFVEPDPSYHGLKYWEALGPGAYAAKLRVQLLRDTGAAISPFNSFLILQGIETLSLRNERHVANAQALAEWLESRDEVAKVYYPGLPSSPYYEAAKKYLPKGAGAIVSFELHGGIEAGRAFVDGTELFSQLVNIGDVRSLIVHPASTTHSQLTPEEQLASGVTPGLVRLSVGLEHVDDLRADLEAGLRAAKAYQ metA T. fusca n/aMSHDTTPPLPATGAWREGDPPGDRRWVELSEPLPLETGGELP 285 G81AGVRLAYETWGSLNEDRSNAVLVLHALTGDSHVVGPEGPAHPSPGWWEGIIGPGLALDTDRYFVVAPNVLGGCQGSTGPSSTAPDGRPWGSRFPRITIRDTVRAEFALLREFGIHSWAAVLGGSMGGMRALEWAATYPERVRRLLLLASPAASSAQQIAWAAPQLHAIRSDPYWHGGDYYDRPGPGPVTGMGIARRIAHITYRGATEFDERFGRNPODGEDPMAGGRFAVESYLDHHAVKLARRFDAGSYVVLTQAMNTHDVGRGRGGVAQALRRVTARTMVAGVSSDFLYPLAQQQELADGIPGADEVRVIESASGHDGFLTEINQVSVLIKELLA Q metA C. glutamicum n/aMPTLAPSGQLEIQAIGDVSTEAGAIITNAEIAYHRWGEYRVD 286 K233AKEGRSNVVLIEHALTGDSNAADWWADLLGPGKAINTDIYCVICTNVIGGCNGSTGPGSMHPDGNFWGNRFPATSIRDQVNAEKQFLDALGITTVAAVLGGSMGGARTLEWAANYPETVGAAAVLAVSARASAWQIGIQSAQIKAIENDHHWHEGNYYESGCNPATGLGAARRIAHLTYRGELEIDERFGTAAQKNENPLGPYRKPDQRFAVESYLDYQADKLVQRFDAGSYVLLTDALNRHDIGRDRGGLNKALESIKVPVLVAGVDTDILYPYHQQEHLSRNLGNLLAMAKIVSPVGHDAFLTESRQMDRIVRNFFSLISPDEDNPSTYIEFYI metY Thermobifide ZP_00058187MALRPDRSIMTAEDTTPESTAADKWSFETKQIHAGAAPDPAT 25 fuscaNARATPIYQTTSYVFRDTQHGADLFSLAEPGNIYTRIMNPTQDVLEKRVAALEGGVAAVAFASGSAAITAAVLNLAGAGDHIVSSPSLYGGTYNLFRYTLPKLGIEVTFIKDQDDLDEWRAAARDNTKLFFAETLPNPANNVLDVPAVADVAHEVGVPLMVDNTVPTPYLQRPIDHGADIVVHSATKFLGGHGTTIAGIVVDAGTFDFGAHGDRFPGFVEPDPSYHGLKYWEALGPGAYAAKLRVQLLRDTGAAISPFNSFLILQGIETLSLRMERHVANAQALAEWLESRDEVAKVYYPGLPSSPYYEAAKKYLPKGAGAIVSFELHGGIEAGRAFVDGTELFSQLVNIGDVRSLIVHPASTTHSQLTPEEQLASGVTPGLVRLSVGLEHVDDLRADLEAGLRAAKAYQ metY Mycobacterium CAA17112MSADSNSTDADPTAHWSFETKQIHAGQHPDPTTNARALPIYA 26 tuberculosisTTSYTFDDTAHAAALFGLEIPGNIYTRIGNPTTDVVEQRIAALEGGVAALFLSSGQAAETFAILNLAGAGDHIVSSPRLYGGTYNLFHYSLAKLGIEVSFVDDPDDLDTWQAAVRPNTKAFFAETISNPQIDLLDTPAVSEVAHRNGVPLIVDNTIATPYLIQPLAQGADIVVHSATKYLGGHGAAIAGVIVDGGNFDWTQGRFPGFTTPDPSYHGVVFAELGPPAFALKARVQLLRDYGSAASPFNAFLVAQGLETLSLRIERHVANAQRVAEFLAARDDVLSVNYAGLPSSPWHERAKRLAPKGTGAVLSFELAGGIEAGKAFVNALKLHSHVANIGDVRSLVIHPASTTHAQLSPAEQLATGVSPGLVRLAVGIE GIDDILADLELGFAAARRFSADPQSVAAFmetY M. smegmatis MVDGFLRRPQGKRGSAGSGPRETGKPDGGQPCVVVREPFTPT 287RGVHLYVRTRVRLALGAGRPAAFTPHSPPSSRRRPSMTTPDPTENWSFETKQIHAGQSPDSATHARALPIYQTTSYTFDDTSHAAALFGLEVPGNIYTRIGNPTTDVVEQRIAALEGGVAALFLSSGQAAETFAILNIAKAGDHIVSSPRLYGGTYNLLHYTLPKLGIETTFVENPDDLESWRAAVRPNTKAFFAETISNPQIDILDIPNVAAIAHEAGVPLIVDNTIATPYLIQPIAHGADIVVHSATKYLGGHGSAIAGVIVDGGTFDWTNGKFPGFTEPDPSYHGVVFAELGAPAYALKARVQLLRDLGSAAAPFNAFLIAQGLETLSLRVERHVANAQKVAHFLENHPDVSSVNYAGLPSSPWYELGRKLAPKGTGAVLAFELSGGLEAGKAFVNALTLHSHVANIGDVRSLVIHPASTTHQQLSPEEQLSTGVTPGLVRLAVGLEGIDDIIADLEQG FAAARPFSGAAQTAQTV metYCorynebacterium AAG49653 MPKYDNSNADQWGFETRSIHAGOSVDAQTSARNLPIYQSTAF 214glutamicum VFDSAEHAKQRFALEDLGPVYSRLTNPTVEALENRIASLEGGVHAVAFSSGQAATTNAILNLAGAGDHIVTSPRLYGGTETLFLITLNRLGIDVSFVENPDDPESWQAAVQPNTKAFFGETFANPQADVLDIPAVAEVAHRNSVPLIIDNTIATAALVRPLELGADVVVASLTKFYTGNGSGLGGVLIDGGKFDWTVEKDGKPVFPYFVTPDAAYHGLKYADLGAPAFGLKVRVGLLRDTGSTLSAFNAWAAVQGIDTLSLRLERHNENAIKVAEFLNNHEKVEKVNFAGLKDSPWYATKEKLGLKYTGSVLTFEIKGGKDEAWAFIDALKLHSNLANIGDVRSLVVHPATTTHSQSDEAGLARAGVTQSTVRLSVGI ETIDDIIADLEGGFAAI MetY C.glutamicum N/a MPKYDNSNADQWGFETRSIHAGQSVDAQTSARNLPIYQSTAF 288 D231AVFDSAEHAKQRFALEDLGPVYSRLTNPTVEALENRIASLEGGVHAVAFSSGQAATTNAILNLAGAGDHIVTSPRLYGGTETLFLITLNRLGIDVSFVENPDDPESWQAAVQPNTKAFFGETFANPQADVLDIPAVAEVAHRNSVPLIIDNTIATAALVRPLELGADVVVASLTKFYTGNGSGLGGVLIAGGKFDWTVEKDGKPVFPYFVTPDAAYHGLKYADLGAPAFGLKVRVGLLRDTGSTLSAFNAWAAVQGIDTLSLRLERHNENAIKVAEFLNNHEKVEKVNFAGLKDSPWYATKEKLGLKYTGSVLTFEIKGGKDEAWAFIDALKLHSNLANIGDVRSLVVHPATTTHSQSDEAGLARAGVTQSTVRLSVGI ETIDDIIADLEGGFAAI metY T.fusca n/a MALRPDRSIMTAEDTTPESTAADKWSFETKQIHAGAAPDPAT 289 D244ANARATPIYQTTSYVFRDTQHGADLFSLAEPGNIYTRINNPTQDVLEKRVAALEGGVAAVAFASGSAAITAAVLNLAGAGDHIVSSPSLYGGTYNLFRYTLPKLGIEVTFIKDQDDLDEWRAAARDNTKLFFAETLPNPANNVLDVRAVADVAHEVGVPLMVDNTVPTPYLQRPIDHGADIVVHSATKFLGGHGTTIAGIVVAAGTFDFGAHGDRFPGFVEPDPSYHGLKYWEALGPGAYAAKLRVQLLRDTGAAISPFNSFLILQGIETLSLRMERHVANAQALAEWLESRDEVAKVYYPGLPSSPYYEAAKKYLPKGAGAIVSFELEGGIEAGRAFVDGTELFSQLVNIGDVRSLIVHPASTTHSQLTPEEQLASGVTPGLVRLSVGLEHVDDLRADLEAGLRAAKAYQ MetA T. fusca n/aMSHDTTPPLPATGAWREGDPPGDRRWVELSEPLPLETGGELP 290 D287AGVRLAYETWGSLNEDRSNAVLVLHALTGDSHVVGPEGPGHPSPGWWEGIIGPGLALDTDRYFVVAPNVLGGCQGSTGPSSTAPDGRPWGSRFPRITIRDTVRAEFALLREFGIHSWAAVLGGSMGGMRALEWAATYPERVRRLLLLASPAASSAQQIAWAAPQLHAIRSDPYWHGGDYYDRPGPGPVTGMGIARRIAHITYRGATEFDERFGRNPQDGEDPMAGGRFAVESYLDHHAVKLARRFAAGSYVVLTQANNTHDVGRGRGGVAQALRRVTARTMVAGVSSDFLYPLAQQQELADGIPGADEVRVIESASGHDGFLTEINQVSVLIKELLA Q metY T. fusca n/aMALRPDRSIMTAEDTTPESTAADKWSFETKQIHAGAAPDPAT 291 D394ANARATPIYQTTSYVFRDTQHGADLFSLAEPGNIYTRIMNPTQDVLEKRVAALEGGVAAVAFASGSAAITAAVLNLAGAGDHIVSSPSLYGGTYNLFRYTLPKLGIEVTFIKDQDDLDEWRAAARDNTKLFFAETLPNPANNVLDVRAVADVAHEVGVPLMVDNTVPTPYLQRPIDHGADIVVHSATKFLGGHGTTIAGIVVDAGTFDFGAHGDRFPGFVEPDPSYHGLKYWEALGPGAYAAKLRVQLLRDTGAAISPFNSFLILQGIETLSLRMERHVANAQALAEWLESRDEVAKVYYPGLPSSPYYEAAKKYLPKGAGAIVSFELHGGIEAGRAFVDGTELFSQLVNIGAVRSLIVHPASTTHSQLTPEEQLASGVTPGLVRLSVGLEHVDDLRADLEAGLRAAKAYQ metK Mycobacterium CAB02194MSEKGRLFTSESVTEGHPDKICDAISDSVLDALLAADPRSRV 27 tuberculosisAVETLVTTGQVHVVGEVTTSAKEAFADITNTVRARILEIGYD (can be used toSSDKGFDGATCGVNIGIGAQSPDIAQGVDTAHEARVEGAADP clone M.LDSQGAGDQGLMFGYAINATPELMPLPIALAHRLSRRLTEVR smegmatisKNGVLPYLRPDGKTQVTIAYEDNVPVRLDTVVISTQHAADID gene)LEKTLDPDIREKVLMTVLDDLAHETLDASTVRVLVNPTGKFVLGGPMGDAGLTGRKIIVDTYGGWARHGGGAFSGKDPSKVDRSAAYAMRWVAKNVVAAGLAERVEVQVAYAIGKAAPVGLFVETFGTETEDPVKIEKAIGEVFDLRPGAIIRDLNLLRPIYAPTAAY GHFGRTDVELPWEQLDKVDDLKRAImetK Mycobacterium CAC30052 MSEKGRLFTSESVTEGHPDKICDAISDSILDALLAEDPCSRV28 leprae (can be AVETLVTTGQVHVVGEVTTLAKTAFADISNTVRERILDIGYD used toclone SSDKGFDGASCGVNIGIGAQSSDIAQGVNTAHEVRVEGAADP M. smegmatisLDAQGAGDQGLMFGYAINDTPELMPLPIALAHRLARRLTEVR gene)KNGVLPYLRSDGKTQVTIAYEDNVPVRLDTVVISTQHAAGVDLDATLAPDIREKVLNTVIDDLSHDTLDVSSVRVLVNPTGKFVLGGPMGDAGLTGRKIIVDTYGGWARHGGGAFSGKDPSKVDRSAAYAMRWVAKNIVAAGLAERIEVQVAYAIGKAAPVGLFVETFGTEAVDPAKIEKAIGEVFDLRPGAIIRDLHLLRPIYAQTAAY GHFGRTDVELPWEQLNKVDDLKRAImetK Thermobifida ZP_00057715 MSRRLFTSESVTEGHPDKIADQISDAILDSMLRDDPHSRVAV29 fusca ETLITTGLVHVAGEVTTSTYVDIPTIIREKILEIGYDSSAKGFDGASCGVSVSIGGQSPDIAQGVDNAYEAREEEIFDDLDRQGAGDQGLMFGYAPELMPLPITLAHALSQRLAEVRRDGTIPYLRPDGKTQVTVEYDGNRNNETPVRLDTVVVSSQHAPDIDLRELLTPDIKEHVVDPVVARYNLEADNYRLLVNPTGRFEIGGPMGDAGLTGRKIIVDTYGGYARHGGGAFSGKDPSKVDRSAAYATRWVAKNIVAAGLADRVEVQVAYAIGKAHPVGVFLETFGTEKVAPEQLEKAVLEVFDLRPAAIIRDLDLLRPIYSQTSVYGHFGRELP DFTWERTDRVDALKAAVGA metKStreptomyces CAB76898 MSRRLFTSESVTEGHPDKIADQISDTILDALLREDPTSRVAV 30coelicolor ETLITTGLVHVAGEVTTKAYADIANLVRGKILEIGYDSSKKGFDGASCGVSVSIGAQSPDIAQGVDTAYENRVEGDEDELDRQGAGDQGLMFGYASDETPTLMPLPVFLAHRLSKRLSEVRKNGTIPYLRPDGKTQVTIEYDGDKAVRLDTVVVSSQHASDIDLESLLAPDIKEFVVEPELKALLEDGIKIDTENYRLLVNPTGRFEIGGPMGDAGLTGRKIIIDTYGGMARHGGGAFSGKDPSKVDRSAAYANRWVAKNVVAAGLAARCEVQVAYAIGKAEPVGLFVETFGTAKVDTEKIEKAIDEVFDLRPAAIIRALDLLRPIYAQTAAYGHF GRELPDFTWERTDRVDALREAAGL metKCoryne- BAB98996 MAQPTAVRLFTSESVTEGHPDKICDAISDTILDALLEKDPQS 215bacterium RVAVETVVTTGIVHVVGEVRTSAYVEIPQLVRNKLIEIGFNS glutamicumSEVGFDGRTCGVSVSIGEQSQEIADGVDNSDEARTNGDVEEDDRAGAGDQGLMFGYATNETEEYMPLPIALAHRLSRRLTQVRKEGIVPHLRPDGKTQVTFAYDAQDRPSHLDTVVISTQHDPEVDRAWLETQLREHVIDWVIKDAGIEDLATGEITVLINPSGSFILGGPMGDAGLTGRKIIVDTYGGMARHGGGAFSGKDPSKVDRSAAYAMRWVAKNIVAAGLADRAEVQVAYAIGRAKPVGLYVETFDTNKEGLSDEQIQAAVLEVFDLRPAAIIRELDLLRPIYADTAA YGHFGRTDLDLPWEAIDRVDELPAALKLAmetK Escherichia AAA69109 MAKNLFTSESVSEGHPDKIADQISDAVLDAILEQDPKARVAC 216coli ETYVKTGMVLVGGEITTSAWVDIEEITRNTVREIGYVHSDMGFDANSCAVLSAIGKQSPDINQGVDRADPLEQGAGDQGLMFGYATNETDVLMPAPITYAHRLVQRQAEVRKNGTLPWLRPDAKSQVTFQYDDGKIVGIDAVVLSTQHSEEIDQKSLQEAVMEEIIKPILPAEWLTSATKFFINPTGRFVIGGPMGDCGLTGRKIIVDTYGGMARHGGGAFSGKDPSKVDRSAAYAARYVAKNIVAAGLADRCEIQVSYAIGVAEPTSIMVETFGTEKVPSEQLTLLVREFFDLRPYGLIQMLDLLHPIYKETAAYGHFGREHFPWEKTDKAQLLR DAAGLK metC MycobacteriumCAA16256 MQDSIFNLLTEEQLRGRNTLKWNYFGPDVVPLWLAEMDFPTA 59 tuberculosisPAVLDGVPACVDNEEFGYPPLGEDSLPRATADWCRQRYGWCP this to cloneRPDWVRVVPDVLKGMEVVVEFLTRPESPVALPVPAYMPFFDV M. smegmatisLHVTGRQRVEVPMVQQDSGRYLLDLDALQAAFVRGAGSVIIC gene)NPNNPLGTAFTEAELPAIVDIAARHGARVIADEIWAPVVYGSRHVAAASVSEAAAEVVVTLVSASKGWNLPGLMCAQVILSNRRDAHDWDRINMLHRMGASTVGIRAMIAAYHHGESWLDELLPYLRANRDHLARALPELAPGVEVNAPDGTYLSWVDFRALALPSEPAEYLLSKAKVALSPGIPFGAAVGSGFARLNFATTRAILDRAI EAIAAALRDIID metCBifidobacterium P_00121229 MSMNNIPQSTTVSNATADVSCFDANHIDVTTIEDLKQVGSDK 60longum WTRYPGCIGAFIAEMDYGLAPCVAEAIEEATERGALGYIPDPWKKEVARSCAAWQRRYGWDVDPTCIRPVPDVLEAFEVFLREIVRAGNSIVVPTPAYMPFLSVPRLYGVEVLEIPMLCAGASESSGRNDEWLFDFDAIEQAFANGCHAFVLCNPHNPIGKVLTREEMLRLSDLAAKYNVRIFSDEIHAPFVYQGHTHVPFASINRQTAMQAFTSTSASKSFNIPGTKCAQVILTNPDDLELWMRNAEWSEHQTATIGAIATTAAYDGGAAWFEGVMAYIERNIALVNEQMRTRFAKVRYVEPQGTYIAWLDFSPLGIGDPANYFFKKANVALTDGRECGEVGRGCVRMNFAMPYPLLEECFDRMAAALEADGLL metC Lactobacillus CAD65601MQYDFNKVINRRGTYSTQWDYIQDRFGRSDILPFSISDTDFP 61 plantarumVPVGVQEALEQRIKHPIYGYTRWNNEDYKNSIINWFSSQNQVTINPDWILYSPSVVFSIATFIRMKSAVGESVAVFTPMYDAFYHVIEDNQRVLAPVRLGSAQQDYSIDWDTLKAVLKQTATKILLLTNPHNPTGKVFSDDELKHIVALCQQyNVFIISDDIHKDIVYQKAAYTPVTEFTTKNVVLCCSATKTFNTPGLIGAYLFEPEAELREMFLCELKQKNALSSASILGIESQMAAYNTGSDYLVQLITYLQNNFDYLSTFLKSQLPEIRFKQPEATYLAWMDVSQLGLTAEKLQDKLVNTGRVGIMSGTTYGDSHYLRMNIACPISKLQEGL KRMEYGIRS metC Coryne-AAK69425 MRFPELEELKNRRTLKWTRFPEDVLPLWVAESDFGTCPQLKE 217 bacteriumAMADAVEREVFGYPPDATGLNDALTGFYERRYGFGPNPESVF glutamicumAIPDVVRGLKLAIEHFTKPGSAIIVPLPAYPPFIELPKVTGRQAIYIDAHEYDLKEIEKAFADGAGSLLFCNPHNPLGTVFSEEYIRELTDIAAKYDARIIVDEIHAPLVYEGTHVVAAGVSENAANTCITITATSKAWNTAGLKCAQIFFSNEADVKAWKNLSDITRDGVSILGLIAAETVYNEGEEFLDESIQILKDNRDFAAAELEKLGVKVYAPDSTYLMWLDFAGTKIEEAPSKILREEGKVMLNDGAAFGGFTTCARLNFACSRETLEEGLRRIASVL metC Escherichia P06721MADKKLDTQLVNAGRSKKYTLGAVNSVIQRASSLVFDSVEAK 218 coliKHATRNRANGELFYGRRGTLTHFSLQQANCELEGGAGCVLFPCGAAAVANSILAFIEQGDHVLMTNTAYEPSQDFCSKILSKLGVTTSWFDPLIGADIVKHLQPNTKIVFLESPGSITMEVHDVPAIVAAVRSVVPDAIIMIDNTWAAGVLFKALDFGIDVSIQAATKYLVGHSDAMIGTAVCNARCWEQLRENAYLMGQMVDADTAYITSRGLRTLGVRLRQHHESSLKVAEWLAEHPQVARVNHPALPGSKGHEFWKRDFTGSSGLFSFVLKKKLNNEELANYLDNFSLFSMAYSWGGYESLILANQPEHIAAIRPQGEIDFSGTLIRLHIGLE DVDDLIADLDAGFARIV pck C.glutamicum MTTAAIRGLQGEAPTKNKELLNWIADAVELFQPEAVVFVDGS 292QAEWDRMAEDLVEAGTLIKLNEEKRPNSYLARSNPSDVARVESRTFICSEKEEDAGPTNNWAPPQAMKDEMSKHYAGSMKGRTMYVVPFCMGPISDPDPKLGVQLTDSEYVVMSMRIMTRMGIEALDKIGANGSFVRCLHSVGAPLEPGQEDVAWPCNDTKYITQFPETKEIWSYGSGYGGNAILAKKCYALRIASVMAREEGWMAEHMLILKLINPEGKAYHIAAAFPSACGKTNLAMITPTIPGWTAQVVGDDIAWLKLREDGLYAVNPENGFFGVAPGTNYASNPIANKTMEPGNTLFTNVALTDDGDIWWEGMDGDAPAHLIDWMGNDWTPESDENAAHPNSRYCVAIDQSPAAAPEFNDWEGVKIDAILFGGRRADTVPLVTQTYDWEHGTMVGALLASGQTAASAEAKVGTLRHDPMAMLPFIGYNAGEYLQNWIDMGNKGGDKMPSIFLVNWFRRGEDGRFLWPGFGDNSRVLKWVIDRIEGHVGADETVVGHTAKAEDLDLDGLDTPIEDVKEALTAPAEQWANDVEDNAEYLTFLGP RVPAEVHSQFDALKARISAAHA pck E.coli MRVNNGLTPQELEAYGISDVHDIVYNPSYDLLYQEELDPSLT 293GYERGVLTNLGAVAVDTGIFTGRSPKDKYIVRDDTTRDTFWWADKGKGKNDNKPLSPETWQHLKGLVTRQLSGKRLFVVDAFCGANPDTRLSVRFITEVAWQAHFVKNMFIRPSDEELAGFKPDFIVMNGAKCTNPQWKEQGLNSENFVAFNLTERMQLIGGTWYGGEMKKGMFSMMNYLLPLKGIASMHCSANVGEKGDVAVFFGLSGTGKTTLSTDPKRRLIGDDEHGWDDDGVFNFEGGCYAKTIKLSKEAEPEIYNAIRRDALLENVTVREDGTIDFDDGSKTENTRVSYPIYHIDNIVKPVSKAGHATKVIFLTADAFGVLPPVSRLTADQTQYHFLSGFTAKLAGTERGITEPTPTFSACFGAAFLSLHPTQYAEVLVKRMQAAGAQAYLVNTGWNGTGKRISIKDTPAIIDAILNGSLDNAETFTLPMFNLAIPTELPGVDTKILDPRNTYASPEQWQEKAETLAKLFIDNFDKYTDTPAGAALVAAGPKL gdh Strepto- CAB82051MPAVPERAPVTTRSETQSTLDHLLTEIELRNPAQPEFHQAAH 62 mycescoelicolorEVLETLAPVVAARPEYAEPGLIERLVEPERQVMFRVPWQDDQGRVRVNRGFRVEFNSALGPYKGGLRFHPSVNLGVIKFLGFEQIFKNALTGLGIGGGKGGSDFDPHGRSDAEVMRFCQSFMTELYRHIGEHTDVPAGDIGVGGREIGYLFGQYRRITNRWESGVLTGKGQGWGGSLIRPEATGYGNVLFAAAMLRERGEDLEGQTAVVSGSGNVAIYTIEKLTALGANAVTCSDSSGYVVDEKGIDLDLLKQIKEVERGRVDAYAERRGASARFVPGGSVWDVPADLALPSATQNELDENAAATLVRNGVKAVSEGAMMPTTPEAVHLLQKAGVAFGPGKAANAGGVAVSALEMAQNHARTSWTAARVEEELADIMTSIHTTCHETAERYDAPGDYVTGANIAGFERVADAMLAQGVI gdh Thermobifida ZP_00057948MRPEPEATMSANLDEKLSPIYEEILRRNPGEVEFHQAVREVL 63 fuscaECLGPVVAKNPDISHAKTIERLCEPERQLIFRVPWMDDSGEIHVNRGFRVEFSSSLGPYKGGLRFHPSVNLSIIKFLGFEQIFKNSLTGLPIGGAKGGSDFDPKGRSDAEIMRFCQSFMTELYRHLGEHTDVPAGDIGVGQREIGYLFGQYKRITNRYESGVFTGKGLSWGGSQVRREATGYGCVLFTAEMLRARGDSLEGKRVSVSGSGNVAIYAIEKAQQLGAHVVTCSDSNGYVVDEKGIDLELLKQVKEVERGRVSDYAKRRGSHVRYIDSSSSSVWEVPCDIALPCATQNELTGRDAITLVRNGVGAVAEGANMPTTPEGIRVFAEAGVAFAPGKAANAGGVATSALEMQQNASRDSWSFEYTEKRLAEIMRHIHDTCYETAERYGRPGDYVAGANIAAFEIVAEANLAQGLI gdh Lactobacilus CAD63684MSQATDYVQHVYQVIEHRDPNQTEFLEAINDVFKTITPVLEQ 64 plantarumHPEYIEANILERLTEPERIIQFRVPWLDDAGHARVNRGFRVQFNSAIGPYKGGLRLHPSVNLSIVKFLGFEQIFKNALTGLPIGGGKGGSDFDPKGKSDNEIMRFCQSFMTELSKYIGLDTDVPAGDIGVGGREIGFLYGQYKRLRGADRGVLTGKGLNYGGSLARTEATGYGLAYYTNEMLKANQLSFPGQRVAISGAGNVAIYAIQKVEELGGKVITCSDSNGYVIDENGIDFKIVKQIKEVERGRIKDYADRVASASYYEGSVWDAQVAYDIALPCATQNEISGDQAKNLIANGAKVVAEGANMPSSPEAIATYQAASLLYGPAKAANAGGVAVSALEMSQNSMRLSWTFEEVDNRLKQIMQDIFAHSVAAADEY HVSGDYLSGANIAGFTKVADAMLAQGLVgdh Coryne- CAA42048 MTVDEQVSNYYDMLLKRNAGEPEFHQAVAEVLESLKLVLEKD 219bacterium PHYADYGLIQRLCEPERQLIFRVPWVDDQGQVHVNRGFRVQF glutamicumNSALGPYKGGLRFHPSVNLGIVKFLGFEQIFKNSLTGLPIGGGKGGSDFDPKGKSDLEIMRFCQSFMTELHRHIGEYRDVPAGDIGVGGREIGYLFGHYRRMANQHESGVLTGKGLTWGGSLVRTEATGYGCVYFVSEMIKAKGESISGQKIIVSGSGNVATYAIEKAQELGATVIGFSDSSGWVHTPNGVDVAKLREIKEVRRARVSVYADEVEGATYHTDGSIWDLKCDIALPCATQNELNGENAKTLADNGCRFVAEGANMPSTPEAVEVFRERDIRFGPGKATPEAVEVFRERDIRFGPGKAVNVGGVATSALEMQQNASRETCAETAAEYG HENDYVVGANIAGFKKVADAMLAQGVIgdh Escherichia BAA15550 MDQTYSLESFLNHVQKRDPNQTEFAQAVREVMTTLWPFLEQN 220coli PKYRQMSLLERLVEPERVIQFRVVWVDDRNQIQVNRAWRVQFSSAIGPYKGGMRFHPSVNLSILKFLGFEQTFKNALTTLPMGGGKGGSDFDPKGKSEGEVMRFCQALMTELYRHLGADTDVPAGDIGVGGREVGFMAGMMKKLSNNTACVFTGKGLSFGGSLIRPEATGYGLVYFTEAMLKRHGMGFEGMRVSVSGSGNVAQYAIEKANEFGARVITASDSSGTVVDESGFTKEKLARLIEIKASRDGRVADYAKEFGLVYLEGQQPWSLPVDIALPCATQNELDVDAAHQLIANGVKAVAEGANMPTTIEATELFQQAGVLFAPGKAANAGGVATSGLEMAQNAARLGWKAEKVDARLHHIMLDIHHACVEHGGEG EQTNYVQGANIAGFVKVADANLAQGVIddh Bacillus BAB07799 MSAIRVGIVGYGNLGRGVEFAISQNPDMELVAVFTRRDPSTV 65sphaericus SVASNASVYLVDDAEKFQDDIDVMILCGGSATDLPEQGPHFAQWFNTIDSFDTHAKIPEFFDAVDAAAQKSGKVSVISVGWDPGLFSLNRVLGEAVLPVGTTYTFWGDGLSQGHSDAVRRIEGVKNAVQYTLPIKDAVERVRNGENPELTTREKHARECWVVLEEGADAPKVEQEIVTMPNYFDEYNTTVNFISEDEFNANHTGMPHGGFVIRSGESGANDKQILEFSLKLESNPNFTSSVLVAYARAAHRLSQAGEKGAKTVFDIPFGLLSPKSAAQLRKELL dtsR1 Thermobifida ZP_00058587MATQAPEPLPADQIDIRTTAGKLADLQRRRYEAVHAGSEPAV 66 fuscaAKQHAKGKMTARERIDALLDPGSFVEFDAFARHRSTNFGLEKNRPYGDGVVTGYGTIDGRPVAVFSQDVTVFGGSLGEVYGEKIVKVLDHALKTGCPVIGINEGGGARIQEGVVALGLYAEIFKRNTHASGVIPQISLVMGAAAGGHVYSPALTDFIVMVDQTSQMFITGPDVIKTVTGEDVTMEELGGARTHNTKSGVAHYMASDEHDALEYVKALLSYLPSNNLDEPPVEPVQVTLEVTEEDRELDTFIPDSANQPYDMRRVIEHIVDDGEFLEVHELFAQNIIVGFGRVEGHPVGVVANQPMNLAGCLDIDASEKAARFVRTCDAFNIPVLTLVDVPGFLPGTDQEFGGIIRRGAKLLYAYAEATVPLVTIITRKAFGGAYDVMGSKHLGADINLAWPTAQIAVMGAQGAVNILHRRTLAAADDVEATRAQLIAEYEDTLLNPYSAAERGYVDSVIMPSETRTSVIKALRALRGKRKQLPPKKHGNIPL dtsR1 Streptomyces ADD28194SEPEEQQPDIHTTAGKLADLRRRIEEATHAGSAPAVEKQHAK 67 coelicolorGKLTARERIDLLLDEGSFVELDEFARIRSTNFGLDANRPYGGVVTGYGTVDGRPVAVFSQDFTVFGGALGEVYGQKIVKVMDFALKTGCPVVGINDSGGARIQEGVASLGAYGEIFRRNTHASGIPQISLVVGPCAGGAVYSPAITDFTVMVDQTSHMFITGPDVIKTVTGEDVGFEELGGARTHNSTSGVAHHMAGDEKDAVEYVKQLLSYLPSNNLSEPPAFPEEADLAVTDEDAELDTIVPDSANQPYDMHSVIEHVLDDAEFFETQPLFAPNILTGFGRVEGRPVGIANQPMQFAGCLDITASEKARFVRTCDAFNVPVLTFVDVPGFLPGVDQEHDGIIRRGAKLIFAYAEATVPLITVITRKAFGGADVMGSKHLGADLNLAWPTAQIAVMGAQGAVNILHRRTIADADDAEATRARLIQEYEDALLNPYTAAERGYVDAVIMPSDTRRIVRGLRQ LRTKRESLPPKKHGNIPL dtsR1Mycobacterium CAB07063 MTSVTDRSAHSAERSTEHTIDIHTTAGKLAELHKRREESLHP 68tuberculosis VGEDAVEKVHAKGKLTARERIYALLDEDSFVELDALAKHRST (use this toclone NFNLGEKRPLGDGVVTGYGTIDGRDVCIFSQDATVFGGSLGE M. smegmatisVYGEKIVKVQELAIKTGRPLIGINDGAGARIQEGVVSLGLYS gene)RIFRNNILASGVIPQISLIMGAAAGGHVYSPALTDFVIMVDQTSQMFITGPDVIKTVTGEEVTMEELGGAHTHMAKSGTAHYAASGEQDAFDYVRELLSYLPPNNSTDAPRYQAAAPTGPIEENLTDEDLELDTLIPDSPNQPYDMHEVITRLLDDEFLEIQAGYAQNIVVGFGRIDGRPVGIVANQPTHFAGCLDINASEKAARFVRTCDCFNIPIVMLVDVPGFLPGTDQEYNGIIRRGAKLLYAYGEATVPKITVITRKAYGGAYCVMGSKDMGCDVNLAWPTAQIAVMGASGAVGFVYRQQLAEAAANGEDIDKLRLRLQQEYEDTLVIPYVAAERGYVDAVIPPSHTRGYIGTALRLLERKIAQLPPKKHGNV PL dtsR1 MycobacteriumAAA85917 MTSVTDHSAHSMERAAEHTINIHTTAGKLAELHKRTEEALHP 69 leprae (use thisVGAAAFEKVHAKGKFTARERIYALLDDDSFVELDALARHRST to clone M.NFGLGERPVGDGVVTGYGTIDGRDVCIFSQDVTVFGGSLGEV smegmatisYGEKIVKVQELAIKTGRPLIGINDGAGARIQEGVVSLGLYSR gene)IFRNNILASGVIPQISLIMGAAAGGHVYSPALTDFVVMVDQTSQMFITGPDVIKTVTGEDVTMEELGGAHTHMAKSGTAHYVASGEQDAFDWVRDVLSYLPSNNFTDAPRYSKPVPHGSIEDNLTAKDLELDTLIPDSPNQPYDMHEVVTRLLDEEEFLEVQAGYATNIVVGLGRIDDRPVGIVANQPIQFAGCLDINASEKAARFVRVCDCFNIPIVMLVDVPGFLPGTEQEYDGIIRRGAKLLFAYGEATVPKITVITRKAYGGAYCVMGSKNMGCDVNLAWPTAQIAVMGASGAVGFVYRKELAQAAKNGANVDELRLQLQQEYEDTLVNPYIAAERGYVDAVIPPSHTRGYIATALHLLERKIAHLPPKKHGNI PL dtsR1 Coryne- NP_599940MTISSPLIDVANLPDINTTAGKIADLKARRAEANFPMGEKAV 221 bacteriumEKVHAAGRLTARERLDYLLDEGSFIETDQLARHRTTAFGLGA glutamicumKRPATDGIVTGWGTIDGREVCIFSQDGTVFGGALGEVYGEKMIKIMELAIDTGRPLIGLYEGAGARIQDGAVSLDFISQTFYQNIQASGVIPQISVIMGACAGGNAYGPALTDFVVMVDKTSKMFVTGPDVIKTVTGEEITQEELGGATTHMVTAGNSHYTAATDEEALDWVQDLVSFLPSNNRSYAPMEDFDEEEGGVEENITADDLKLDEIIPDSATVPYDVRDVIECLTDDGEYLEIQADRAENVVIAFGRIEGQSVGFVANQPTQFAGCLDIDSSEKAARFVRTCDAFNIPIVMLVDVPGFLPGAGQEYGGILRRGAKLLYAYGEATVPKITVTMRKAYGGAYCVMGSKGLGSDINLAWPTAQIAVMGAAGAVGFIYRKELMAADAKGLDTVALAKSFEREYEDHMLNPYHAAERGLIDAVILPSETRGQISRNLRLLKHKNVTRPARKHGNNPL metH Thermobifida ZP_00059561MSARLSFREVLGSRVLVADGAMGTMLQTYDLSMDDFEGHEGC 70 fuscaNEVLNITRPDVVREIHEAYLQAGVDCVETNTFGANFGNLGEYGIAERTYELAEAGARLAREAADAYTTADHVRYVLGSVGPGTKLPTLGHAPYAVLRDHYEQCARGLIDGGVDAIVIETCQDLLQAKAAIVGARPARKAAGTDTPIIVQVTIETTGTMLVGSEIGAALTSLEPLGVDMIGLNCATGPAEMSEHLRYLSHHSRIPLSCMPNAGLPELGADGAVYPLQPHELTEAHDTFIREFGLALVGGCCGTTPEHLAQVVERVQGRGVPDRKPHVEPAAASIYQSVPFRQDTSYLAIGERTNANGSKAFREANLAERYDDCVEIARQQIRDGAHMLDLCVDYVGRDGVRDMRELASRLATASTLPLVLDSTEVAVLEAGLEMLGGRAVLNSVNYEDGDGPDSRFAKVAALAVEHGAALMALTIDEQGQARTAERKVEVAERLIRQLTTEYGIRKHDIIVDCLTFTIATGQEESRRDALETIEAIRELKRRHPDVQTTLGVSNVSFGLNPAARIVLNSVFLHECVQAGLDSAIVHASKILPINRIPEEQRQVALDMIYDRRTDDYDPLQRFLQLFEGVDAQAMRASREEELAALPLWERLERRIVDGEAAGMEADLDEALTQRSALDIINTTLLAGMKTVGDLFGSGQMQLPFVLKSAEVMKAAVAYLEPHMEKVDGDLGKGRIVLATVKGDVHDIGKNLVDIILSNNGYEVINLGIKQPISAILEAAERHRADVIGMSGLLVKSTVVMRENLEEMNARGVADRYPVLLGGAALTRSYVEQDLAEIFKGEVRYARDAFEGLKLMDAIMAVKRGVKGAKLPPLRTRRVKRGAQLTVTEPEKMPTRSDVATDNPVPTPPFWGDRICKGIPLADYAAFLDERATFMGQWGLRGSRGDGPTYEELVETEGRPRLRMWLDRIQTEGWLEPAVVYGYYRCYSEGNDLVVLGEDENELTRFTFPRQRRDRNLCLADFFRPKESGELDTVAFQVVTVGSTISKATAELFEKNAYRDYLELHGLSVQLTEALAEYWHTRVRAELGFAGEDPDPADLDAYFKLGYRGARFSLGYGACPNLEDRAKIVALLRPERVGVTLSEE FQLVPEQSTDAIVVHHPEAKYFNV metHStreptomyces CAC18788 MASSPSTPPADTRTRVSALREALATRVVVADGAMGTMLQAQN 71coelicolor PTLDDFQQLEGCNEVLNLTRPDIVRSVHEEYFAAGVDCVETNTFGANHSALGEYDIPERVHELSEAGARVAREVADEFGARDGRQRWVLGSMGPGTKLPTLGHAPYTVLRDAYQRNAEGLVAGGADALLVETTQDLLQTKASVLGARRALDVLGLDLPLIVSVTVETTGTMLLGSEIGAALTALEPLGIDMIGLNCATGPAEMSEHLRYLARHSRIPLTCMPNAGLPVLGKDGAHYPLTAPELADAHETFVREYGLSLVGGCCGTTPEHLRQVVERVRDTAPTARDPRPEPGAASLYQTVPFRQDTSYLAIGERTNANGSKKFREAMLDGRWDDCVEMARDQIREGAHMLDLCVDYVGRDGVADMEELAGRFATASTLPIVLDSTEVDVIRAGLEKLGGRAVINSVNYEDGAGPESRFARVTKLAREHGAALIALTIDEVGQARTAEKKVEIAERLIDDLTGNWGIHESDILVDCLTFTICTGQEESRKDGLATIEGIRELKRRHPDVQTTLGLSNISFGLNPAARILLNSVFLDECVKAGLDSAIVHASKILPIARFDEEQVTTALDLIYDRRREGYDPLQKLMQLFEGATAKSLKASKAEELAALPLEERLKRRIIDGEKNGLEQDLDEALRERPALEIVNDTLLDGMKVVGELFGSGQMQLPFVLQSAEVMKTAVAHLEPHMEKTDDDGKGTIVLATVRGDVHDIGKNLVDIILSNNGYNVVNLGIKQPVSAILEAADEHRADVIGMSGLLVKSTVIMKENLEELNQRKLAADYPVILGGAALTRAYVEQDLHEIYDGEVRYARDAFEGLRLMDALIGIKRGVPGAKLPELKQRRVRAATVEIDERPEEGHVRSDVATDNPVPTPPFRGTRVVKGIQLKEYASWLDEGALFKGQWGLKQARTGEGPSYEELVESEGRPRLRGLLDRLQTDNLLEAAVVYGYFPCVSKDDDLIVLDDDG~ERTRFTFPRQRRGRRLCLADFFRPEESGETDVVGFQVVTVGSRIGEETARMFEANAYRDYLELHGLSVQLAEALAEYWHARVRSELGFAGEDPAEMEDMFALKYRGARFSLGYGACPDLEDPAKIAALLEPERIGVHLSEEFQLHPEQSTDAIVIHHPEAKYFNAR metH Mycobacterium CAB10719MTAADKHLYDTDLLDVLSQRVMVGDGANGTQLQAADLTLDDF 72 tuberculosis (useRGLEGCNEILNETRPDVLETIHRNYFEAGADAVETNTFGCNL this to clone M.SNLGDYDIADRIRDLSQKGTAIARRVADELGSPDRKRYVLGS smegmatisMGPGTKLPTLGHTEYAVIRDAYTEAALGMLDGGADAILVETC gene)QDLLQLKAAVLGSRRANTRAGRHIPVFAHVTVETTGTMLLGSEIGAALTAVEPLGVDMIGLNCATGPAEMSEHLRHLSRHARIPVSVMPNAGLPVLGAKGAEYPLLPDELAEALAGFIAEFGLSLVGGCCGTTPAHIREVAAAVANIKRPERQVSYEPSVSSLYTAIPFAQDASVLVIGERTNANGSKGFREAMIAEDYQKCLDIAKDQTRDGAHLLDLCVDYVGRDGVADMKALASRLATSSTLPIMLDSTETAVLQAGLEHLGGRCAINSVNYEDGDGPESRFAKTMALVAEHGAAVVALTIDEEGQARTAQKKVEIAERLINDITGNWGVDESSILIDTLTFTIATGQEESRRDGIETIEAIRELKKRHPDVQTTLGLSNISFGLNPAARQVLNSVFLHECQEAGLDSAIVHASKILPMNRIPEEQRNVALDLVYDRRREDYDPLQELMRLFEGVSAASSKEDRLAELAGLPLFERLAQRIVDGERNGLDADLDEANTQKPPLQIINEHLLAGMKTVGELFGSGQMQLPFVLQSAEVMKAAVAYLEPHMERSDDDSGKGRIVLATVKGDVHDIGKNLVDIILSNNGYEVVNIGIKQPIATILEVAEDKSADVVGMSGLLVKSTVVMKENLEEMNTRGVAEKFPVLLGGAALTRSYVENDLAEIYQGEVHYARDAFEGLKLMDTIMSAKRGEAPDENSPEAIKAREKEAERKARHQRSKRIAAQRKAAEEPVEVPERSDVAADIEVPAPPFWGSRIVKGLAVADYTGLLDERALFLGQWGLRGQRGGEGPSYEDLVETEGRPRLRYWLDRLSTDGILAHAAVVYGYFPAVSEGNDIVVLTEPKPDAPVRYRFHFPRQQRGRFLCIADFIRSRELAAERGEVDVLPFQLVTMGQPIADFANELFASNAYRDYLEVHGIGVQLTEALAEYWHRRIREELKFSGDRAMAAEDPEAKEDYFKLGYRGARFAFGYGACPDLEDRAKMMALLEPERIGVTLSEELQLHPEQS TDAFVLHHPEAKYFNV metHMycobacterium AA17182.1 MRVTAANQHQYDTDLLETLAQRVMVGDGAMGTQLQDAELTLD 73leprae (use this DFRGLEGCNEILNETRPDVLETIHRRYFEAGADLVETNTFGC to clone M.NLSNLGDYDIADKIRDLSQRGTVIARRVADELTTPDHKRYVL smegmatisGSMGPGTKLPTLGHTEYRVVRDAYTESALGMLDGGADAVLVE gene)TCQDLLQLKAAVLGSRRANTQAGRHIPVFVHVTVETTGTMLLGSEIGAALAAVEPLGVDMIGLNCATGPAEMSEHLRHLSKHARIPVSVMPNAGLPVLGAKGAEYPLQPDELAEALAGFIAEFGLSLVGGCCGTTPDHIREVAAAVARCNDGTVPRGERHVTYEPSVSSLYTAIPFAQKPSVLMIGERTNANGSKVFREANIAEDYQKCLDIAKDQTRGGAHLLDLCVDYVGRNGVADMKALAGRLATVSTLPIMLDSTEIPVLQAGLEHLGGRCVUJSVNYEDGDGPESRFVKTMELVAEHGAAVVALTIDEQGQARTVEKKVEVAERLINDITSNWGVDKSAILIDCLTFTIATGQEESRKDGIETIDAIRELKKRHPAVQTTLGLSNISFGLNPSARQVLNSVFLHECQEAGLDSAIVHASKILPINRIPEEQRQAALDLVYDRRREGYDPLQKLMWLFKGVSSPSSKETREAELAKLPLFDRLAQRIVDGERNGLDVDLDEAMTQKPPLAIINENLLDGMKTVGELFGSGQMQLPFVLQSAEVMKAAVAYLEPHMEKSDCDFGKGLAKGRIVLATVKGDVHDIGKNLVDIILSNNGYEVVNLGIKQPITNILEVAEDKSADVVGMSGLLVKSTVIMKENLEEMNTRGVAEKFPVLLGGAALTRSYVENDLAEVYEGEVHYARDAFEGLKLMDTIMSAKRGEALAPGSPESLAAEADRNKETERKARHERSKRIAVQRKAAEEPVEVPERSDVPSDVEVPAPPFWGSRIIKGLAVADYTGFLDERALFLGQWGLRGVRGGAGPSYEDLVQTEGRPRLRYWLDRLSTYGVLAYAAVVYGYFPAVSEDNDIVVLAEPRPDAEQRYRFTFPRQQRGRFLCIADFIRSRDLATERSEVDVLPFQLVTMGQPIADFVGELFVSNSYRDYLEVHGIGVQLTEALAEYWHRRIREELKFSGNRTMSADDPEAVEDYFKLGYRGARFAFGYGACPDLEDRIKMMELLQPERIGVTISEELQLHPEQSTDAFVLHHPAAKYFNV metH Lactobacillus CAD63851MKFKQALQQRVLVADGAMGTLLYGNYGINSAFENLNLTHPDT 74 plantarumILRVHRSYIPAGADIIQTNTYAANRLKLTRYDLQDQVTTINQAAVKIAATAREHADHPVYILGTIGGLAGDTDATVQRATPATIAASVTEQLTALLATNQLDGILLETYYDLPELLAALKIVKAHTDLPVITNVSMLAPGVLRNGTSFTDAIVQLNAAGADVIGTNCRLGPYYLAQSFENLAIPANVKLAVYPNAGLPGTDQDGAVVYDGEPSYFEEYAERFRQLGLNIIGGCCGTTPLHTSATVRGLSNRSIVAHDQPATKPQPPTLVTTKSQHRFLQKVATQKTALVELDPPRDFDTTKFFRGAERLKAAGVDGITLSDNSLATVRIANTTIAAQLKLNYGITPIVHLTTRDHNLIGLQSEIMGLHSLGIEDILAITGDPAKLGDFPGATSVSDVRSVELMKLIKQFNSGIGPTGKSLKEASDFRVAGAFNPNAYRTSISTKSISRKLSYGCDYIITQPVYDLANVDALADALAANHVNVPVFVGVMPLVSRRNAEFLHHEVHGIRIPEPILTRMAEAEQTGNERAVGIAIAKELIDGICARFNGVHIVTPFNRFKTVIELVDYIQQKNLIKVQ metH Coryne- CAD26709MSTSVTSPAHNNAHSSEFLDALANHVLIGDGAMGTQLQGFDL 222 bacteriumDVEKDFLDLEGCNEILNDTRPDVLRQIHRAYFEAGADLVETN glutamicumTFGCNLPNLADYDIADRCRELAYKGTAVAREVADEMGPGRNGMRRFVVGSLGPGTKLPSLGHAPYADLRGHYKEAAWGIIDGGGDAFLIETAQDLLQVKAAVHGVQDANAELDTFLPIICHVTVETTGTNLMGSEIGAALTALQPLGIDMIGLNCATGPDEMSEHLRYLSKHADIPVSVMPNAGLPVLGKNGAEYPLEAEDLAQALAGFVSEYGLSMVGGCCGTTPEHIRAVRDAVVGVPEQETSTLTKIPAGPVEQASREVEKEDSVASLYTSVPLSQETGISMIGERTNSNGSKAFREAMLSGDWEKCVDIAKQQTRDGAHMLDLCVDYVGRDGTADMATLAALLATSSTLPIMIDSTEPEVIRTGLEHLGGRSIVNSVNFEDGDGPESRYQRIMKLVKQHGAAVVALTIDEEGQARTAEHKVRIAKRLIDDITGSYGLDIKDIVVDCLTFPISTGQEETRRDGIETIEAIRELKKLYPEIHTTLGLSNISFGLNPAARQVLNSVFLNECIEAGLDSAIAHSSKILPMNRIDDRQREVALDMVYDRRTEDYDPLQEFMQLFEGVSAADAKDAPAEQLAAMPLFERLAQRIIDGDKRGLEDDLEAGMKEKSPIAIINEDLLNGMKTVGELFGSGQMQLPFVLQSAETMKTAVAYLEPFMEEEAEATGSAQAEGKGKIVVATVKGDVHDIGKNLVDIILSNNGYDVVNLGIKQPLSAMLEAAEEHKADVIGMSGLLVKSTVVMKENLEEMNNAGASNYPVILGGAALTRTYVENDLNEVYTGEVYYARDAFEGLRLMDEVMAEKRGEGLDPNSPEAIEQAKKKAERKARNERSRKIAAERKANAAPVIVPERSDVSTDTPTAAPPFWGTRIVKGLPLAEFLGNLDERALFMGQWGLKSTRGNEGPSYEDLVETEGRPRLRYWLDRLKSEGILDHVALVYGYFPAVAEGDDVVILESPDPHAAERMRFSFPRQQRGRFLCIADFIRPREQAVKDGQVDVMPFQLVTMGNPIADFANELFAANEYREYLEVHGIGVQLTEALAEYWHSRVRSELKLNDGGSVADFDPEDKTKFFDLDYRGARFSFGYGSCPDLEDRAKLVELLEPGRIGVELSEELQLHPEQSTDAFVLYHPEAKY FNV metH Escherichia coliP13009 MSSKVEQLPAQLNERILVLDGGMGTMIQSYRLNEADFRGERF 223ADWPCDLKGNNDLLVLSKPEVIAAIHNAYFEAGADIIETNTFNSTTIAMADYQMESLSAEINFAAAKLARRCADEWTARTPEKPRYVAGVLGPTNRTASISPDVNDPAFRNITFDGLVAAYRESTKALVEGGADLILIETVFDTLNAKAAVFAVKTEFEALGVELPIMISGTITDASGRTLSGQTTEAFYNSLRHAEALTFGLNCALGPDELRQYVQELSRIAECYVTAHPNAGLPNAFGEYDLDADTMAKQIREWAQAGFLNIVGGCCGTTPQHIAAMSRAVEGLAPRKLPEIPVACRLSGLEPLNIGEDSLFVNVGERTNVTGSAKFKRLIKEEKYSEALDVARQQVENGAQIIDINMDEGMLDAEAAMVRFLNLIAGEPDIARVPIMIDSSKWDVIEKGLKCIQGKGIVNSISMKEGVDAFIHHAKLLRRYGAAVVVMAFDEQGQADTRARKIEICRRAYKILTEEVGFPPEDIIFDPNIFAVATGIEEHNNYAQDFIGACEDIKRELPHALISGGVSIVSFSFRGNDPVREAIHAVFLYYAIRNGMDMGIVNAGQLAIYDDLPAELRDAVEDVILNRRDDGTERLLELAEKYRGTKTDDTANAQQAEWRSWEVNKRLEYSLVKGITEFIEQDTEEARQQATRPIEVIEGPLMDGMNVVGDLFGEGKMFLPQVVKSARVMKQAVAYLEPFIEASKEQGKTNGKMVIATVKGDVHDIGKNIVGVVLQCNNYEIVDLGVMVPAEKILRTAKEVNADLIGLSGLITPSLDEMVNVAKEMERQGFTIPLLIGGATTSKAHTAVKIEQNYSGPTVYVQNASRTVGVVAALLSDTQRDDFVARTRKEYETVRIQHGRKKPRTPPVTLEAARDNDFAFDWQAYTPPVAHRLGVQEVEASIETLRNYIDWTPFFMTWSLAGKYPRILEDEVVGVEAQRLFKDANDMLDKLSAEKTLNPRGVVGLFPANRVGDDIEIYRDETRTHVINVSHHLRQQTEKTGFANYCLADFVAPKLSGKADYIGAFAVTGGLEEDALADAFEAQHDDYNKIMVKALADRLAEAFAEYLHERVRKVYWGYAPNENLSNEELIRENYQGIRPAPGYPACPEHTEKATIWELLEVEKHTGMKLTESFAMWPGASVSGWYFSHPDSKYYAVAQIQRDQVEDYARRKGMSVTEVERWL APNLGYDAD metE MycobacteriumCAB09044 MTQPVRRQPFTATITGSPRIGPRRELKPATEGYWAGRTSRSE 75 tuberculosis (useLEAVAATLRRDTWSALAAAGLDSVPVNTFSYYDQMLDTAVLL this to clone M.GALPPRVSPVSDGLDRYFAAARGTDQIAPLEMTKWFDTNYHY smegmatisLVPEIGPSTTFTLHPGKVLAELKEALGQGIPARPVIIGPITF gene)LLLSKAVDGAGAPIERLEELVPVYSELLSLLADGGAQWVQFDEPALVTDLSPDAPALAEAVYTALCSVSNRPAIYVATYFGDPGAALPALARTPVEAIGVDLVAGADTSVAGVPELAGKTLVAGVVDGRNVWRTDLEAALGTLATLLGSAATVAVSTSCSTLHVPYSLEPETDLDDALRSWLAFGAEKVREVVVLARALRDGHDAVADEIASSRAAIASRKRDPRLHNGQIRAPIEAIVASGAHRGNAAQRRASQDARLHLPPLPTTTIGSYPQTSAIRVARAALPAGEIDEAEYVRRMRQEITEVIALQERLGLDVLVHGEPERNDMVQYFAEQLAGFFATQNGWVQSYGSRCVRPPILYGDVSRPRAMTVEWITYAQSLTDKPVKGMLTGPVTILAWSFVRDDQPLADTANQVALAIRDETVDLQSAGIAVIQVDEPALRELLPLRRADQAEYLRWAVGAFRLATSGVSDATQIHTHLCYSEFGEVIGAIADLDADVTSTEAARSHMEVLDDLNAIGFANGVGPGVYDIHSPRVPSAEEMADSLRAALRAVPAERLWVNPDCGLKTRNVDEVTASLHNMVAAAREV RAG metE MycobacteriumCAB08123 MDELVTTQSFTATVTGSPRIGPRRELKRATEGYWAKRTSRSE 76 leprae (use thisLESVASTLRRDMWSDLAAAGLDSVPVNTFSYYDQMLDTAFML to clone M.GALPARVAQVSDDLDQYFALARGNNDIKPLEMTKWFDTNYHY smegmatisLVPEIEPATTFSLNPGKILGELKEALEQRIPSRPVIIGPVTF gene)LLLSKGINGGGAPIQRLEELVGIYCTLLSLLAENGARWVQFDEPALVTDLSPDAPALAEAVYTALGSVSKRPAIYVATYFGNPGASLAGLARTPIEAIGVDFVCGADTSVAAVPELAGKTLVAGIVDGRNIWRTDLESALSKLATLLGSAATVAVSTSCSTLHVPYSLEPETDLDDNLRSWLAFGAEKVAEVVVLAPALRDGRDAVADEIAASNAAVASRRSDPRLHNGQVRARIDSIVASGTHRGDAAQRRTSQDARLHLPPLPTTTIGSYPQTSAIRKARAALQDAEIDEAEYISRMKKEVADAIKLQEQLGLDVLVHGEPERNDMVQYFAEQLGGFFATQNGWVQSYGSRCVRPPILYGDVSRPHPMTIEWITYAQSLTDKPVKGMLTGPVTILAWSFVRDDQPLADTANQVALAIRDETVDLQSAGIAIIQVDEPALRELLPLRRADQDEYLCWAVKAFRLATSGVADSTQIHTHLCYSEFGEVIGAIADLDADVTSIEAARSHMEVLDDLNAVGFANSIGPGVYDIHSPRVPSTDEIAKSLRAALKAIPMQRLWVNPDCGLKTRSVDEVSASLQNMVAAARQV RAGA metE StreptomycesCAC44335 MTAKSAAAAARATVYGYPRQGPNRELKKAIEGYWKGRVSAPE 77 coelicolorLRSLAADLRAANWRRLADAGIDEVPAGDFSYYDHVLDTTVMVGAIPERHRAAVAADALDGYFANARGTQEVAPLEMTKWFDTNYHYLVPELGPDTVFTADSTKQVTELAEAVALGLTARPVLVGPVTYLLLAKPAPGAPADFEPLTLLDRLLPVYAEVLTDLRAAGAEWVQLDEPAFVQDRTPAELNALERAYRELGALTDRPKLLVASYFDRLGDALPVLAKAPIEGLALDFTDAAATNLDALAAVGGLPGKRLVAGVVNGRNIWINDLQKSLSTLGTLLGLADRVDVSASCSLLHVPLDTGAERDIEPQILRWLAFARQKTAEIVTLAKGLAQGTDAITGELAASRADMASRAGSPITRNPAVRARAEAVTDDDARRSQPYAERTAAQPAHLGLPPLPTTTIGSFPQTGEIRAARADLRDGRIDIAGYEERIPAEIQEVISFQEKTGLDVLVHGEpERNDMVQYFAEQLTGYLATQHGWVQSYGTRYVRPPILAGDISRPEPMTVRWTTYAQSLTEKPVKGMLTGPVTMLAWSFVRDDQPLGDTARQVALALRDEVNDLEAAGTSVIQVDEPALRETLPLPAADHTAYLAWATEAFRLTTSGVRPDTQIHTHMCYAEFGDIVQAIDDLDADVISLEAARSHMQVAHELATHGYPREAGPGVYDIHSPRVPSAEEAAALLRTGLKAIPAERLWVNPDCGLKTRGWPETRASLE NLVATARTLRGELSAS metE Coryne-CAD26711 MTSNFSSTVAGLPRIGAKRELKFALEGYWNGSIEGRELAQTA 224 bacteriumRQLVNTASDSLSGLDSVPFAGRSYYDAMLDTAAILGVLPERF glutamicumDDIADHENDGLPLWIDRYFGAARGTETLPAQAMTKWFDTNYHYLVPELSADTRFVLDASALIEDLRCQQVRGVNARPVLVGPLTFLSLARTTDGSNPLDHLPALFEVYERLIKSFDTEWVQIDEPALVTDVAPEVLEQVRAGYTTLAKRDGVFVNTYFGSGDQALNTLAGIGLGAIGVDLVTHGVTELAAWKGEELLVAGIVDGRNIWRTDLCAALASLKRLAARGPIAVSTSCSLLHVPYTLEAENIEPEVRDWLAFGSEKITEVKLLADALAGNIDAAAFDAASAAIASRRTSPRTAPITQELPGRSRGSFDTRVTLQEKSLELPALPTTTIGSFPQTPSIRSARARLRKESITLEQYEEAMREEIDLVIAKQEELGLDVLVHGEPERNDMVQYFSELLDGFLSTANGWVQSYGSRCVRPPVLFGNVSRPAPMTVKWFQYAQSLTQKEVKGMLTGPVTILAWSFVRDDQPLATTADQVALALRDEINDLIEAGAKIIQVDEPAIRELLPLRDVDKPAYLQWSVDSFRLATAGAPDDVQIHTHMCYSEFNEVISSVIALDADVTTIEAARSDMQVLAALKSSGFELGVGPGVWDIHSPRVPSAQEVDGLLEAALQSVDPRQLWVNpDCGLKTRGWPEVEASLKVLVESAKQAREKIGATI metE Escherichia coli Q8FBM1MTILNHTLGFPRVGLRRELKKAQESYWAGNSTREELLAVGRE 225LRARHWDQQKQAGIDLLPVGDFAWYDHVLTTSLLLGNVPPRHQNKDGSVDIDTLFRIGRGRAPTGEPAAAAEMTKWFNTNYHYMVPEFVKGQQFKLTWTQLLEEVDEALALGHKVKPVLLGPITYLWLGKVKGEQFDRLSLLNDILPVYQQVLAELAKRGIEwVQIDEPALVLELPQAWLDAYKPAYDALQGQVKLLLTTYFEGVTPNLDTITALPVQGLHVDLVHGKDDVAELHKRLPSDWLLSAGLINGRNVWRADLTEKYAQIKDIVGKRDLWVASSCSLLHSPIDLSVETRLDAEVKSWFAFALQKCHELALLRDALNSGDTAALAEWSAPIQARRHSTRVHNPAVEKRLAAITAQDSQRANVYEVRAEAQRARFKLPAWPTTTIGSFPQTTEIRTLRLDFKKGNLDANNYRTGIAEHIKQAIVEQERLGLDVLVHGEAERNDMVEYFGEHLDGFVFTQNGWVQSYGSRCVKPPIVIGDVSRPAPITVEWAKYAQSLTDKPVKGMLTGPVTILCWSFPREDVSRETIAKQIALALRDEVADLEAAGIGIIQIDEPALREGLPLRRSDWDAYLQWGVEAFRINAAVAKDDTQIHTHMCYCEFNDIMDSIAALDADVITIETSRSDMELLESFEEFDYPNEIGPGVYDIHSPNVPSVEWIEALLKKAAKRIPAERLWVNPDCGLKTRGWPETRAALANMVQAAQNLRRG glyA Streptomyces CAA20173MSLLNTPLHELDPDVAAAVDAELDRQQSTLEMIASENFAPVA 78 coelicolorVMEAQGSVLTNKYAEGYPGRRYYGGCEHVDVVEQIAIDRVKALFGAEHANVQPHSGAQANAAAMFALLKPGDTIMGLNLAHGGHLTHGMKINFSGKLYNVVPYHVGDDGQVDMAEVERLAKETKPKLIVAGWSAYPRQLDFAAFRKVADEVGAYLMVDMAHFAGLVAAGLHPNPVPHAHVVTTTTHKTLGGPRGGVILSTAELAKKINSAVFPGQQGGPLEHVVAAKAVAFKVAASEDFKERQGRTLEGARILAERLVRDDAKAAGVSVLTGGTDVHLVLVDLRDSELDGQQAEDRLHEVGITVNRNAVPNDPRPPMVTSGLRIGTPALATRGFTAEDFAEVADVIAEALKPSYDAEALKARVKTLADKHPLYPGLNK glyA Thermobifide ZP_00058615MKVRKLMTAQSTSLTQSLAQLDPEVAAAVDAELARQRDTLEM 79 fuscaIASENFAPPAVLEAQGTVLTNKYAEGYPGRRYYGGCEHVDVIEQLAIDRAKALFGAEHANVQPHSGAQANTAVYFALLQPGDTILGLDLAHGGHLTHGMRINYSGKILNAVAYHVRESDGLIDYDEVEALAKEHQPKLIIAGWSAYPRQLDFARFREIADQTGALLMVDMAHFAGLVAAGLHPNPVPYADVVTTTTHKTLGGPRGGLILAKEELGKKIMSAVFPGMQGGPLQHVIAAKAVALKVAASEEFAERQRRTLSGAKILAERLTQPDAAEAGIRVLTGGTDVHLVLVDLVNSELNGKEAEDRLHEIGITVNRNAVPNDPRPPMVTSGLRIGTPALATRGFGDADFAEVADIIAEALKPGFDAATLRSRVQALA AKHPLYPGL glyA MycobacteriumAAK45383 MSAPLAEVDPDIAELLAKELGRQRDTLEMIASENFAPRAVLQ 80 tuberculosis (useAQGSVLThKYAEGLPGRRYYGGCEHVDVVENLARDRAKALFG this to clone M.AEFANVQPHSGAQANAAVLHALMSPGERLLGLDLANGGHLTH smegmatisGMRLHFSGKLYENGFYGVDPATHLIDMDAVPATALEFRPKVI gene)IAGWSAYPRVLDFAAFRSIADEVGAKLLVDMAHFAGLVAAGLHPSPVPHADVVSTTVHKTLGGGRSGLIVGKQQYAKAINSAVFPGQQGGPLMHVIAGKAVALKIAATPEFADRQRRTLSGARIIADRLMAPDVAKAGVSVVSGGTDVHLVLVDLRDSPLDGQAAEDLLHEVGITVNRNAVPNDPRPPMVTSGLRIGTPALATRGFGDTEFTEVADIIATALATGSSVDVSALKDRATRLARAFPLYDGLEE WSLVGR glyA MycobacteriumCAB39828 MVAPLAEVDPDIAELLGKELGRQRDTLEMIASENFVPRSVLQ 81 leprae (use thisAQGSVLTNKYAEGLPGRRYYDGCEHVDVVENIARDRAKALFG to clone M.ADFANVQPHSGAQANAAVLHALMSPGERLLGLDLANGGHLTH smegmatisGMRLNFSGKLYETGFYGVDATTHLIDMDAVRAKALEFRPKVL gene)IAGWSAYPRILDFAAFRSIADEVGAKLWVDMAHFAGLVAVGLHPSPVPHADVVSTTVHKTLGGGRSGLILGKQEFATAINSAVFPGQQGGPLMHVIAGKAVALKIATTPEFTDRQQRTLAGARILADRLTAADVTKAGVSVVSGGTDVHLVLVDLRNSPFDGQAAEDLLHEVGITVNRNVVPNDPRPPMVTSGLRIGTPALATRGFGEAEFTEVADIIATVLTTGGSVDVAALRQQVTRLARDFPLYGGLED WSLAGR glyA LactobacillusCAD64690 MNYQEQDPEVWAAISKEQARQQHNIELIASEHIVSKGVRAAQ 82 plantarumGSVLTNKYSEGYPGHRFYGGNEYIDQVETLAIERAKKLFGAEYANVQPHSGSQANAAAYMALIQPGDRVMGMSLDAGGHLTHGSSVNFSGKLYDFQGYGLDPETAELNYDAILAQAQDFQPKLIVAGASAYSRLIDFKKFREIADQVGALLMVDMAHIAGLVAAGLHPNPVPYADVVTTTTHKTLRGPRGGMILAKEKYGKKINSAVFPGNQGGPLDHVIAGKAIALGEDLQPEFKVYAQHIIDNAKAMAKVFNDSDLVRVISGGTDNHLMTIDVTKSGLNGRQVQDLLDTVYITVNKEAIPNETLGAFKTSGIRLGTPAITTRGFDEADATKVAELILQALQAPTDQANLDDVKQQAMALTAKHPIDVD glyA Coryne- AAK60516MTDAHQADDVRYQPLNELDPEVAAAIAGELARQRDTLEMIAS 226 bacteriumENFVPRSVLQAQGSVLTNKYAEGYPGRRYYGGCEQVDIIEDL glutamicumARDRAKALFGAEFANVQPHSGAQANAAVLMTLAEPGDKIMGLSLAHGGHLTHGMKLNFSGKLYEVVAYGVDPETMRVDMDQVREIALKEQPKVIIAGWSAYPRHLDFEAFQSIAAEVGAKLWVDMAHFAGLVAAGLHPSPVPYSDVVSSTVHKTLGGPRSGIILAKQEYAKKLNSSVFPGQQGGPLMHAVAAKATSLKIAGTEQFRDRQARTLEGARILAERLTASDAKAAGVDVLTGGTDVHLVLADLRNSQMDGQQAEDLLHEVGITVNRNAVPFDPRPPMVTSGLRIGTPALATRGFDIPAFTEVADIIGTALANGKSADIESLRGRVAKLAA DYPLYEGLEDWTIV glyAEscherichia coli P00477 MLKREMNIADYDAELWQAMEQEKVRQEEHIELIASENYTSPR 227VMQAQGSQLTNKYAEGYPGKRYYGGCEYVDIVEQLAIDRAKELFGADYANVQPHSGSQANFAVYTALLEPGDTVLGMNLAHGGHLTHGSPVNFSGKLYNIVPYGIDATGHIDYADLEKQAKEHKPKMIIGGFSAYSGVVDWAKMREIADSIGAYLFVDMAHVAGLVAAGVYPNPVPHAHVVTTTTHKTLAGPRGGLILAKGGSEELYKKLNSAVFPGGQGGPLMHVIAGKAVALKEAMEPEFKTYQQQVAKNAKAMVEVFLERGYKVVSGGTDNHLFLVDLVDKNLTGKEADAALGRANITVNKNSVPNDPKSPFVTSGIRVGTPAITRRGFKEAEAKELAGWMCDVLDSINDEAVIERIKGKVLDICARYPVYA metE Thermobifida ZP_00056753MASRAASTGSHSAPISSSSGRRLATKAASSASTRGRTKATGD 83 fuscaKCEELIRAGYRLFRRPSSPRHTQTPPIWSITVGDMLGSPTPRPAPRPRRISELLARKEPTFSFEFFPPKTPEGERMLWRAIREIEALRPSFVSVTYGAGGSTRDRTVNVTEKIATNTTLLPVAHITAVNHSVRELRHLIGRFAAAGVCNMLAIRGDPPGDPLGEWVKHPEGLTHAEELVRLIKESGDFCVGVAAFPYKHPRSPDVETDTDFFVRKCRAGADYAITQMFFEAEDYLRLRDRVAARGCDVPIIPEIMPVTKFSTIARSEQLSGAPFPRRLAEEFERVADDPEAVRALGIEHATRLCERLLAEGAPGIHFITFNRSTATREVYHRLVGA TQPAAVAALP metF StreptomycesCAB52012 MALGTASTRTDPARTVRDILATGKTTYSFEFSAPKTPKGERN 84 coelicolorLWSALRRVEAVAPDFVSVTYGAGGSTRAGTVRETQQIVADTTLTPVAHLTAVDHSVAELRNIIGQYADAGIRNMLAVRGDPPGDPNADWIAHPEGLTYAAELVRLIKESGDFCVGVAAFPEMHPRSADWDTDVTNFVDKCRAGADYAITQMFFQPDSYLRLRDRVAAAGCATPVIPEVMPVTSVKMLERLPKLSNASFPAELKERILTAKDDPAAVRSIGIEFATEFCARLLAEGVPGLHFITLNNSTATLE IYENLGLHHPPPA metE Coryne-CAD26762 MVEVNKCQRQSQQNTLITLRYPGMSLTNIPASSQWAISDVLK 228 bacteriumRPSPGRVPFSVEFMPPRDDAAEERLYRAAEVFHDLGASFVSV glutamicumTYGAGGSTRERTSRIARRLAKQPLTTLVHLTLVNBTREEMKAILREYLELGLTNLLALRGDPPGDPLGDWVSTDGGLNYASELIDLIKSTPEFREFDLGIASFPEGHFRAKTLEEDTKYTLAKLRGGAEYSITQMFFDVEDYLRLRDRLVAADPIHGAKPIIPGIMPITELRSVRRQVELSGAQLPSQLEESLVRAANGNEEANKDEIRKVGIEYSTNMAERLIAEGAEDLHFMTLNFTRATQEVLYNLGMA PAWGAEHGQDAVR metFEscherichia coli NP_418376 MSFFHASQRDALNQSLAEVQGQINVSFEFFPPRTSEMEQTLW229 NSIDRLSSLKPKFVSVTYGANSGERDRTHSIIKGIKDRTGLEAAPHLTCIDATPDELRTIARDYWNNGIRHIVALRGDLPPGSGKPEMYASDLVTLLKEVADFDISVAAYPEVHPEAKSAQADLLNLKRKVDAGANPAITQFFFDVESYLRFRDRCVSAGIDVEIIPGILPVSNFKQAKKFADMTNVRIPAWMAQMFDGLDDDAETRKLVGANIAMDMVKILSREGVKDFHFYTLNRAEMSYAICHTLGVRP GL cysE Mycobacterium K46690MLTAMRGDIRAARERDPAAPTALEVIFCYPGVHAVWGHRLAH 85 tuberculosis (useWLWQRGARLLAPAAAEFTRILTGVDIHPGAVIGARVFIDHAT this to clone M.GVVIGETAEVGDDVTIYHGVTLGGSGMVGGKRHPTVGDRVII smegmatisGAGAKVLGPIKIGEDSRIGANAVVVKPVPPSAVVVGVPGQVI gene)GQSQPSPGGPFDWRLPDLVGASLDSLLTRVARLDALGGGPQA AGVIRPPEAGIWHGEDFSI cysEMycobacterium CAB11413 MFAAIRRDIQAARQRDPAQPTVLEVICCYPGVHAVWGHRISH 86leprae (use this WLWNRRARLAARAFAELTRILTGVDIHPGAVLGAGLFIDHAT to clone M.GVVIGETAEVGDDVTIFHGVTLGGTGRETGKRHPTIGDRVTI smegmatisGAGAKVLGAIKIGEDSRIGANAVVVKEVPASAVAVGVPGQII gene)SSDSPANGDDSVLPDFVGVSLQSLLTRVAKLEAEDGGSQTYR VIRLPEAGVWHGEDFSI cysELactobacillus CAD62911 MFQTARAILNRDPAAINLRTVMLTYPGIHALAWYRVAHYFET 87plantarum HRLPLLAALLSQHAARHTGILIHPAAQIGHRVFFDHGIGTVIGATAVIEDDVTILHGVTLGARKTEQAGRRHPYVCRGAFIGAHAQLLGPITIGANSKIGAGAIVLDSVPAHVTAVGNPAHLVATQ LHAYHEATSNQA cysE Coryne-CAD34661 MLSTIKMIREDLANAREHDPAARGDLENAVVYSGLHAIWAHR 230 bacteriumVANSWWKSGFRGPARVLAQFTRFLTGIEIHPGATIGRRFFID glutamicumHGMGIVIGETAEIGEGVMLYHGVTLGGQVLTQTKRHPTLCDNVTVGAGAKILGPITIGEGSAIGANAVVTKDVPAEHIAVGIPA VARPRGKTEKIKLVDPDYYI cysEEscherichia coli NP_418064 MSCEELEIVWNNIKAEARTLADCEPMLASFYHATLLKHENLG231 SALSYMLANKLSSPIMPAIAIREVVEEAYAADPEMIASAACDIQAVRTRDPAVDKYSTPLLYLKGFHALQAYRIGHWLWNQGRRALAIFLQNQVSVTFQVDIHPAAKIGRGIMLDHATGIVVGETAVIENDVSILQSVTLGGTGKSGGDRHPKIREGVMIGAGAKILGNIEVGRGAKIGAGSVVLQPVPPHTTAAGVPARIVGKPDSDKP SMDMDQHFNGINHTFEYGDGI serAMycobacterium CAA16081 MSLPVVLIADKLAPSTVAALGDQVEVRWVDGPDRDKLLAAVP 88tuberculosis (use EADALLVRSATTVDAEVLAAAPKLKIVARAGVGLDNVDVDAA this toclone M. TARGVLVVNAPTSNIHSAAEHALALLLAASRQIPAADASLRE smegmatisHTWKRSSFSGTEIFGKTVGVVGLGRIGQLVAQRIAAFGAYVV gene)AYDPYVSPARAAQLGIELLSLDDLLARADFISVHLPKTPETAGLIDKEALAKTKPGVIIVNAARGGLVDEAALADAITGGHVRAAGLDVFATEPCTDSPLFELAQVVVTPHLGASTAEAQDRAGTDVAESVRLALAGEFVPDAVNVGGGVVNEEVAPWLDLVRKLGVLAGVLSDELPVSLSVQVRGELAAEEVEVLRLSALRGLFSAVIEDAVTFVNAPALAAERGVTAEICKASESPNHRSVVDVRAVGADGSVVTVSGTLYGPQLSQKIVQINGRHFDLPAQGINLIIHYVDRPGALGKIGTLLGTAGVNIQAAQLSEDAEGPGATILLRLDQD VPDDVRTAIAAAVDAYKLEVVDLS serAMycobacterium CAB16440 MDLPVVLIADKLAQSTVAALGDQVEVRWVDGPDRTKLLAAVP 89leprae (use this EADALLVRSATTVDAEVLAAAPKLKIVAPAGVGLDNVDVDAA to clone M.TARGVLVVNAPTSNIHSAAEHALALLLAASRQIAEADASLRA smegmatisHIWKRSSFSGTEIFGKTVGVVGLGRIGQLVAARIAAFGAHVI gene)AYDPYVAPARAAQLGIELMSFDDLLARADFISVHLPKTPETAGLIDKEALAKTKPGVIIVNAARGGLVDEVALADAVRSGHVRAAGLDVFATEPCTDSPLFELSQVVVTPHLGASTAEAQDRAGTDVAESVRLALAGEFVPDAVNVDGGVVNEEVAPWLDLVCKLGVLVAALSDELPASLSVHVRGELASEDVEILRLSALRGLFSTVIEDAVTFVNAPALAAERGVSAEITTGSESPNHRSVVDVRAVASDGSVVNIAGTLSGPQLVQKIVQVNGRNFDLRAQGMNLVIRYVDQPGALGKIGTLLGAAGVNIQAAQLSEDTEGPGATILLRLDQD VPGDVRSAIVAAVSANKLEVVNLS serAThermobifida ZP_00057280 MAATAVEPTRTPSKEFVVPKPVVLVAEELSPAGIALLEEDFE 90fusca VRHVNGADRSQLLPALAGVDALIVRSATKVDAEVLAAAPSLKVVARAGVGLDNVDVEAATKAGVLVVNAPTSNIISAAEQAINLLLATAPNTAAAHAALVRGEWKRSKYTGVELYDKTVGIVGLGRIGVLVAQRLQAFGTKLIAYDPFVQPARAAQLGVELVELDELLERSDFITIHLPKTKDTIGLIGEEELRKVKPTVRIINAARGGIVDETALYHALKEGRVAGAGLDVFAKEPCTDSPLFELENVVVAPHLGASTHEAQEKAGTQVARSVKLALAGEFVPDAVNIQGKGVSEDIKPGLPLTEKLGRILAALADGAITRVEVEVRGEIVAHDVKVIELAALKGLFTDIVEEAVTYVNAPLVAKERGIEVSLTTEEESPDWRNVITVRAILSDGQRVSVSGTLTGPRQLEKLVEVNGYTMEIAPSEHMAFFSYHDRPGVVGVVGQLLGQAQVNIAGMQVSRDKEGGAALIALTVDSAIPDETLETISKEIGAEISRVDLVD serA Streptomyces CAB37591MSSKPVVLIAEELSPATVDALGPDFEIRHCNGADRAELLPAI 91 coelicolorADVDAILVRSATKVDAEAVAAAKKLKVVARAGVGLDNVDVSAATKAGVMVVNAPTSHIVTAAELACGLIVATARNIPQANAALKNGEWKRSKYTGVELAEKTLGVVGLGRIGALVAQRMSAFGMKVVAYDPYVQPAPAAQMGVKVLSLDELLEVSDFITVHLPKTPETLGLIGDEALRKVKPSVRIVNAARGGIVDEEALYSALKEGRVAGAGLDVYAKEPCTDSPLFEFDQVVATPHLGASTDEAQEKAGIAVAKSVRLALAGELVPDAVNVQGGVIAEDVKPGLPLAERLGRIFTALAGEVAVRLDVEVYGEITQHDVKVLELSALKGVFEDVVDETVSYVNAPLFAQERGVEVRLTTSSESPEHRNVVIVRGTLSDGEEVSVSGTLAGPKHLQKIVAIGEYDVDLALADHMVVLRYEDRPGVVGTVGRIIGEAGLNIAGMQVARATVGGEALAVLTVDD TVPSGVLAEVAAEIGATSARSVNLVserA Lactobecilus CAD63373 MTKVFIAGQLPAQANTLLLQSQLVIDTYTGDNLISHAELIRR 92plantarum VADADFLIIPLSTQVDQDVLDHAPHLKLIANFGAGTNNIDIAAAAKRQIPVTNTPNVSAVATAESTVGLIISLAHRIVEGDHLMRTSGFNGWAPLFFLGHNLQGKTLGILGLGQIGQAVAKRLHAFDMPILYSQHHRLPISRETQLGATFVSQDELLQRADIVTLHLPLTTQTTHLIDNAAFSKMKSTALLINAARGPIVDEQALVTALQQHQIAGAALDVYEHEPQVTPGLATMNNVILTPHLGNATVEARDGMATIVAENVIAMAQHQPIKYVVNDVTPA serA Coryne- BAB98677MSQNGRPVVLIADKLAQSTVDALGDAVEVRWVDGPNRPELLD 232 bacteriumAVKEADALLVRSATTVDAEVIAAAPNLKIVGRAGVGLDNVDI glutamicumPAATEAGVMVANAPTSNIHSACEHAISLLLSTARQIPAADATLREGEWKRSSFNGVEIFGKTVGIVGFGHIGQLFAQRLAAFETTIVAYDPYANPAPAAQLNVELVELDELMSRSDFVTIHLPKTKETAGMFDAQLLAKSKKGQIIThAARGGLVDEQALADAIESGHIRGAGFDVYSTEPCTDSPLFKLPQVVVTPHLGASTEEAQDRAGTDVADSVLKALAGEFVADAVNVSGGRVGEEVAVWMDLARKLGLLAGKLVDAAPVSIEVEARGELSSEQVDALGLSAVRGLFSGIIEESVTFVNAPRIAEERGLDISVKThSESVTHRSVLQVKVITGSGASATVVGALTGLERVEKITRINGRGLDLRAEGLNLFLQYTDAPGALGTVGTKLGAAGINIEAAALTQAEKGDGAVLILRV ESAVSEELEAEINAELGATSFQVDLDserA Escherichia coli NP_417388MAKVSLEKDKIKFLLVEGVHQKALESLRAAGYTNIEFHKGAL 233DDEQLKESIRDAHFIGLRSRTHLTEDVINAAEKLVAIGCFCIGTNQVDLDAAAKRGIPVFNAPFSNTRSVAELVIGELLLLLRGVPEANAKAHRGVWNKLAAGSFEARGKKIGIIGYGHIGTQLGILAESLGMYVYFYDIEMCLPLGNATQVQHLSDLLNMSDVVSLHVPENPSTKNMMGAKEISLMKPGSLLINASRGTVVDIPALCDALASKHLAGAAIDVFPTEPATNSDPFTSPLCEFDNVLLTPHIGGSTQEAQENIGLEVAGKLIKYSDNGSTLSAVNFPEVSLPLHGGRRLMHIHENRPGVLTALNKIFAEQGVNIAAQYLQTSAQMGYVVIDIEADEDVAEKALQANKAIPGTIRARLLY lysE Mycobacterium CAA98398MNSPLVVGFLACFTLIAAIGAQNAFVLRQGIQREHVLPVVAL 93 tuberculosis (useCTVSDIVLIAAGIAGFGALIGAHPRALNVVKFGGAAFLIGYG this to clone M.LLAARRAWRPVALIPSGATPVRLAEVLVTCAAFTFLNPHVYL smegmatisDTVVLLGALANEHSDQRWLFGLGAVTASAVWFATLGFGAGRL gene)RGLFTNPGSWRILDGLIAVMMVALGISLTVT lysE Mycobacterium CAB00949MMTLKVAIGPQNAFVLRQGIRREYVLVIVALCGIADGALIAA 94 tuberculosis (useGVGGFAALIHAHPNMTLVARFGGAAFLIGYALLAARNAWRPS this to clone M.GLVPSESGPAALIGVVQMCLVVTFLNPHVYLDTVVLIGALAN smegmatisEESDLRWFFGAGAWAASVVWFAVLGFSAGRLQPFFATPAAWR geneILDALVAVTMIGVAVVVLVTSPSVPTANVALII lysE Streptomyces CAB93746MNNALTAAAAGFGTGLSLIVAIGAQNAFVLRQGVRRDAVLAV 95 coelicolorVGICALSDAVLIALGVGGVGAVVVAWPGALTAVGWIGGAFLLCYGALAARRVFRPSGALRADGAAAGSRRRAVLTCLALTWLNPHVYLDTVFLLGSVAADRGPLRWTFGLGAAAASLVWFAALGFGARYLGRFLSRPVAWRVLDGLVAATMIVLGVSLVAGA lysE Lactobacillus CAD63877MQVFLQGLLFGIVYIAPIGMQNLFVVSTAIEQPLQRALRVAL 96 plantarumIVIAFDTSLSLACFYGVGRLLQTTPWLELGVLLIGSLLVFYIGWNLLRKKATAMGTLDADFSYKAAILTAFSVAWLNPQALIDGSVLLAAFRVSIPAALTHFFMLGVILASIIWFIGLTSLISKFKLMQPRVLLWINRICGGIIILYGVQLLATFITKI lysE Coryne- CAA65324MEIFITGLLLGASLLLSIGPQNVLVIKQGIKREGLIAVLLVC 234 bacteriumLISDVFLFIAGTLGVDLLSNAAPIVLDIMRWGGIAYLLWFAV glutamicumMAAKDAMTNKVEAPQIIEETEPTVPDDTPLGGSAVATDTRNRVRVEVSVDKQRVWVKPMLMAIVLTWLNPNAYLDAFVFIGGVGAQYGDTGRWIFAAGAFAASLIWFPLVGFGAAALSRPLSSPKV WRWINVVVAVVMTALAIKLMLMG metBMycobacterium CAA17195 MSEDRTGHQGISGPATRAIHAGYRPDPATGAVNVPIYASSTF 97tuberculosis (use AQDGVGGLRGGFEYARTGNPTRAALEASLAAVEEGAFAPAFS this toclone M. SGMAATDCALRAMLRPGDHVVIPDDAYGGTFRLIDKVFTRWD smegmatisVQYTPVRLADLDAVGAAITPRTRLIWVETPTNPLLSIADITA gene)IAELGTDRSAKVLVDNTFASPALQQPLRLGADVVLHSTTKYIGGHSDVVGGALVTNDEELDEEFAFLQNGAGAVPGPFDAYLTMRGLKTLVLRMQRHSENACAVAEFLADHPSVSSVLYPGLPSHPGHEIAARQMRGFGGMVSVRMRAGRRAAQDLCAKTRVFILAESLGGVESLIEHPSAMTHASTAGSQLEVPDDLVRLSVGIEDIAD LLGDLEQALG metB MycobacteriumAAA63036 MSEDYRGHHGITGLATKAIHAGYRPDPATGAVNVPIYASSTF 98 leprae (use thisAQDGVGELRGGFEYARTGNPMRAALEASLATVEEGVFARAFS to clone M.SGMAASDCALRVMLRPGDHVIIPDDVYGGTFRLIDKVFTQWN smegmatisVDYTPVPLSDLDAVRAAITSRTRLIWVETPTNPLLSIADITS gene)IGELGKKHSVKTLVDNTFASPALQQPLMLGALVVLHSTTKYIGGHSDVVGGALVTNDEELDQAFGFLQNGAGAVPSPFDAYLTMRGLKTLVLRMQRHNENAITVAEFLAGHPSVSAVLYPGLPSHPGHEVAARQMRGFGGMVSLRMRAGRLAAQDLCARTKVFTLAESLGGVESLIEQPSAMTHASTTGSQLEVPDDLVRLSVGIEDVGD LLCDLKQALN metB StreptomycesCAD30944 MPMSDRHISQHFETLAIHAGNTADPLTGAVVPPIYQVSTYKQ 99 coelicolorDGVGGLRGGYEYSRSANPTRTALEENLAALEGGRRGLAFASGLAAEDCLLRTLLRPGDHVVIPNDAYGGTFRLFAKVATRWGVEWSVADTSDAAAVRAALTPKTKAVWVETPSNPLLGITDIAQVAQVARDAGARLVVDNTFATPYLQQPLALGADVVVHSLTKYMGGHSDVVGGALIVGDQELGEELAFHQNANGAVAGPFDSWLVLRGTKTLAVRMDRHSENATKVADMLSRHARVTSVLYPGLPEHPGHEVAAKQMKAFGGMVSFRVEGGEQAAVEVCNRAKVFTLGESLGGVESLIEHPGRMTHASAAGSALEVPADLVRLSVGIENADDLL ADLQQALG metB ThermobifidaZP_00059348 MSYEGFETLAIHAGQEADAETGAVVVPIYQTSTYRQDGVGGL 100 fuscaRGGYEYSRTANPTRTALEECLAALEGGVRGLAFASGMAAEDTLLRTIARPGDHLIIPNDAYGGTFRLVSKVFERWGVSWDAVDLSNPEAVRTAIRPETVAIWVETPTNPLLNIADIAALADIAHAADALLVVDNTFASPYLQRPLSLGADVVVHSTTKYLGGHSDVVGGALVVADAELGERLAFHQNSMGAVAGPFDAWLTLRGIKTLGVRMDRHCANAERVVEALVGHPEVAEVLYPGLSDHPGHKVAVDQMRAFGGMVSFRMRGGEEAALRVCAKTKVFTLAESLGGVESLIEHPGKMTHASTAGSLLEVPSDLVRLSVGIETVDDLVNDLLQA LEP metB LactobacillusCAD62912 MKFETQLIHGGISEDATTGATSVPIYMASTFRQTKIGQNQYE 101 plantarumYSRTGNPTRAAVEALIATLEHGSAGFAFASGSAAINTVFSLFSAGDHIIVGNDVYGGTFRLIDAVLKHFGMTFTAVDTRDLAAVEAAITPTTKAIYLETPTNPLLHITDIAAIAKLAQAHDLLSIIDNTFASPYVQKPLDLGVDIVLHSASKYLGGHSDVIGGLVVTKTPALGEKIGYLQNAIGSILAPQESWLLQRGMKTLALRMQAHLNNAAKIFTYLKSHPAVTKIYYPGDPDNPDFSIAKQQMNGFGAMISFELQPGMNPQTFVEHLQVITLAESLGALESLIEIPALMTHGAIPRTIRLQNGIKDELIRLSVGVEASDDLLADLERGFASI QAD metB Coryne- AAD54070MSFDPNTQGFSTASIHAGYEPDDYYGSINTPIYASTTFAQNA 235 bacteriumPNELRKGYEYTRVGNPTIVALEQTVAALEGAKYGRAFSSGMA glutamicumATDILFRIILKPGDHIVLGNDAYGGTYRLIDTVFTAWGVEYTVVDTSVVEEVKAAIKDNTKLIWVETPTNPALGITDIEAVAKLTEGTNAKLVVDNTFASPYLQQPLKLGAHAVLHSTTKYIGGHSDVVGGLVVTNDQEMDEELLFMQGGIGPIPSVFDAYLTARGLKTLAVRMDRHCDNAEKIAEFLDSRPEVSTVLYPGLKNHPGHEVAAKQMKRFGGMISVRFAGGEEAAKKFCTSTKLICLAESLGGVESLLEHPATMTHQSAAGSQLEVPRDLVRISIGIEDIEDLLAD VEQALNNL metB Escherichiacoli NP_418374 MTRKQATIAVRSGLNDDEQYGCVVPPIHLSSTYNFTGFNEPR 236AHDYSRRGNPTRDVVQRALAELEGGAGAVLTNTGMSAIHLVTTVFLKPGDLLVAPHDCYGGSYRLFDSLAKRGCYRVLFVDQGDEQALRAALAEKPKNVLVESPSNPLLRVVDIAKICHLAREVGAVSVVDNTFLSPALQNPLALGADLVLHSCTKYLNGHSDVVAGVVIAKDPDVVTELAWWANNIGVTGGAFDSYLLLRGLRTLVPRMELAQRNAQAIVKYLQTQPLVKKLYHPSLPENQGHEIAARQQKGFGANLSFELDGDEQTLRRFLGGLSLFTLAESLGGVESLISHAATMTHAGMAPEAPAAAGISETLLRISTGIEDGEDLIADLEN GFPAANKG putativeStreptomyces CAB40862 MAGIGAFWSVSFLLVLVPGADWAYAITAGLRHRSVLPAVGGM 102threonine coelicolor LSGYVLLTAVVAAGLATAVAGSPTVLTALTAAGAAYLIWLGA effluxTTLARPAAPRAEEGDQGDGSGSLVGRAARGAGISGLNPKALL protein 1LFLALLPQFAARDADWPFAAQIVALGLVHTANCAVVYTGVGATARRILGARPAVATAVSRFSGAAMILVGALLLVERLLAQGPT threonine Coryne- NP_601855MDAASWVAFALALLVANAVPGPDLVLVLHSATRGIRTGVMTA 196 efflux bacteriumAGIMTGLMLHASLAIAGATALLLSAPGVLSAIQLLGAGVLLW protein glutamicumMGTNMFRASQNTGESETAASQSSAGYFRGFITNATNPKALLFFAAILPQFIGNGEDMKMRTLANCATIVLGSGAWWLGTIALVRGIGLQKLPSADRIITLVGGIALFLIGAGLLVNTAYGLIT hypothetical StreptomycesCAB42763 MSVPGSVAQVTEAEEPKPQSDEARSAFRQPSGIAASIDGESS 103 proteincoelicolor TTSEFEIPQGFAVPRHAGTESETTSEFSLPDGLEVPQAPPAD NCgl2533TEGSAFTMPSTHSAWTAPTAFTPASGFPAVSLTDVPWQDRMR relatedAMLRMPVAERPAPEPSQKHDDETGPAVPRVLDLTLRIGELLLAGGEGAEDVEAANFAVCRSYGLDRCEPNVTFTLLSISYQPSLVEDPVTASRTVRRRGTDYTRLAAVFHLVDDLSDPDTNISLEEAYRRLAEIRRNRHPYPTWVLTVASGLLAGGASLLVGGGLTVFFAAMFGSMLGDRLAWLCAGRGLPEFYQFAVAAMPPAAMGVVLTVTHVDVKASAVITGGLFALLPGRALVAGVQDGLTGFYITAAARLLEVMYFFVSIVAGVLVVLYFGVQLGAELHPDAKLGTGDEPFVQIFASMLLSLAFAILLQQERATVLAVTLNGGIAWCVYGAMNYAGDISPVASTAAAAGLVGLFGQLMSRYRFASALPYTTAAIGPLLPGSATYFGLLGIAQGEVDSGLLSLSNAVALAMAIAIGVNLGGEISRLFLKVPGAASAAGRRAAKRTRGF hypotheti- Mycobacterium AAK48209MDQDRSDNTALRRGLRIALRGRRDPLPVAGRRSRTSGGIGDL 104 cal tuberculosis (useHTRKVLDLTIRLAEVMLSSGSGTADVVATAQDVAQAYQLTDC protein this to clone M.VVDITVTTIIVSALATTDTPPVTIMRSVRTRSTDYSRLAELD NCgl2533 smegmatisRLVQRITSGGVAVDQAHEANDELTERPHPYPRWLATAGAAGF related gene)ALGVAMLLGGTWLTCVLAAVTSGVIDRLGRLLNRIGTPLFFQRVFGAGIATLVAVAAYLIAGQDPTALVATGIVVLLSGMTLVGSMQDAVTGYMLTALARLGDALFLTAGIVVGILISLRGVTNAGIQIELHVDATTTLATPGMPLPILVAVSGAALSGVCLTIASYAPLRSVATAGLSAGLAELVLIGLGAAGFGRVVATWTAAIGVGFLATLISIRRQAPALVTATAGIMPMLPGLAVFRAVFAFAVNDTPDGGLTQLLEAAATALALGSGVVLGEFLASPLRYGAGRIGDLFRIEGPPGLRRAVGRVVRLQPAKSQQPTGTGGQRWRSVALEP TTADDVDAGYRGDWPATCTSATEVRhypotheti- Mycobacterium CAA18059MDQDRSDNTALRRGLRIALRGRRDPLPVAGRRSRTSGGIDDL 105 cal tuberculosis (useHTRKVLDLTIRLAEVMLSSGSGTADVVATAQDVAQAYQLTDC protein this to clone M.VVDITVTTIIVSALATTDTPPVTIMRSVRTRSTDYSRLAELD NCgl2533 smegmatisRLVQRITSGGVAVDQAHEAMDELTERPHPYPRWLATAGAAGF related gene)ALGVAMLLGGTWLTCVLAAVTSGVIDRLGRLLNRIGTPLFFQRVFGAGIATLVAVAAYLIAGQDPTALVATGIVVLLSGMTLVGSMQDAVTGYMLTALARLGDALFLTAGIVVGILISLRGVTNAGIQIELHVDATTTLATPGMPLPILVAVSGAALSGVCLTIASYAPLRSVATAGLSAGLAELVLIGLGAAGFGRVVATWTAAIGVGFLATLISIRRQAPALVTATAGIMPMLPGLAVFRAVFAFAVNDTPDGGLTQLLEAAATALALGSGVVLGEFLASPLRYGAGRIGDLFRIEGPPGLRRAVGRVVRLQPAKSQQPTGTGGQRWRSVALEP TTADDVDAGYRGDWPATCTSATEVRhypotheti- Thermobifida ZP_000595MISYGPVADRCRVGATSAAWGTSPPMSFPFLPLVSHPLPYVP 106 cal fuscaGLDASFPDGACVPLGRGPSRGGERRMNQAPRRSDTSHSPTLL proteinTRLRDWRASRGVLDLEAEEFEDEAPRPDPRAMDLVLRVGELL NCgl2533LASGEATETVSDAMLSLAVAFELPRSEVSVTFTGITLSCHPG relatedGDEPPVTGERVVRRRSLDYHKVNELHALVEDAALGLLDVERATARLHAIKRSRPHYPRWVIVAGLGLIASSASVMVGGGIIVAATAFAATVLGDRAAGWLARRGVAEFYQMAVAALLAASTGMALLWVSEELELGLRAMAVITGSIVALLPGRPLVSSLQDGISGAYVSAAARLLEVFFMLGAIVAGVGAVAYTAVRLGLYVDLDNLPSAGTSLEPVVLAAAAGLALAFAVSLVAPVRALLPIGANGVLIWVCYAGLRELLAVPPVVGTGAGAVVVGVIGHWLARRTRRPPLTFIIPSIAPLLPGSILYRGLIEMSTGEPLAGVASLGEAVAVGLALGAGVNLGGELVPAFSWGGLVGAGRRGRQAARRTRGGY hypotheti- Lactobacillus CAD62758MNKERKSVMPLSQRHHMTIPWKDFIRNEDVPAKHASLQERTS 107 cal plantarumIVGRVGILMLSCGTGAWRVRDAMNKIARSLNLTCSADIGLIS proteinIQYTCFHHERSYTQVLSIPNTGVNTDKLNILEQFVKDFDAKY NCgl2533ARLTVAQVHAAIDEVQTRPKQYSPLVLGLAAGLACSGFIFLL relatedGGGIPEMICSFLGAGLGNYVRALMGKRSMTTVAGIAVSVAVACLAYMVSFKIFEYNFQILAQHEAGYIGAMLFVIPGFPFITSMLDISKLDMRSGLERLAYAIMVTLIATLVGWLVATLVSFKPALFLPLGLSPLAVLLLRLPASFCGVYGFSIMFNSSQKMAITAGFIGAIANTLRLELVDLTAMPPAAAAFCGALVAGLIASVVNRYNGYPRISLTVPSIVIMVPGLYIYRAIYSIGNNQIGVGSLWLTK AVLIIMFLPLGLFVAPALLDHEWRHFDNCgl2533 Coryne- NP_601823 MLSFATLRGRISTVDAAKAAPPPSPLAPIDLTDHSQVAGVMN198 bacterium LAARIGDILLSSGTSNSDTKVQVRAVTSAYGLYYTHVDITLN glutamicumTITIFTNIGVERKMPVNVFHVVGKLDTNFSKLSEVDRLIRSIQAGATPPEVAEKILDELEQSPASYGFPVALLGWAMMGGAVAVLLGGGWQVSLIAFITAFTIIATTSFLGKKGLPTFFQNVTGGFIATLPASIAYSLALQFGLEIKPSQIIASGIVVLLAGLTLVQSLQDGITGAPVTASARFFETLLFTGGIVAGVGLGIQLSEILHVMLPAMESAAAPNYSSTFARIIAGGVTAAAFAVGCYAEWSSVIIAGLTALMGSAFYYLFVVYLGPVSAAAIAATAVGFTGGLLARRFLIPPLIVAIAGITPMLPGLAIYRGMYATLNDQTLMGFTNIAVALATASSLAAGVVLGEWIARRLRRPPRFNPYRAFTKANEF SFQEEAEQNQRRQRKRPKTNQRFGNKRputative Thermobifida ZP_000569MSGGVMADITRNRSSGLAFAIASALAFGGSGPVARPLIDAGL 108 membrane fuscaDPLHVTWLRVAGAALLLLPVAFRHHRTLRTRPALLLAYGVFP proteinMAGVQAFYFAAISRIPVGVALLIEFLGPVLVLLWTRLVRRIP NCgl0580VSRAASLGVALAVIGLGCLVEVWAGIRLDAVGLILALAAAVC relatedQATYFLLSDTARDDVDPLAVISYGALIATALLSLLARPWTLPWGILAQNVGFGGLDIPALILLVWLALVATTIAYLTGVAAVRRLSPVVAGGVAYLEVVTSIVLAWLLLGEALSVAQLVGAAAVVTGAFLAQTAVPDTSAAQGPETLPTAQDPAPQTGSAR putative Thermobifida ZP_000594MNSDSPGQSAPGPFSRAAALVRAAGTAIPATWLVGVSILSVQ 109 membrane fuscaFGAGVAKNLFAVLPPSTVVWLRLLASALVLLCFAPPPLRGHS proteinRTDWLVAVGFGTSLAVMNYAIYESFARIPLGVAVTIEFLGPL NCgl0580AVAVAGSRRWRDLVWVVLAGTGVALLGWDDGGVTLAGVAFAA relatedLAGAAWACYILLSAATGRRFPGTSGLTVASVIGAVLVAPMGLAHSSPALLDPSVLLTGLAVGLLSSVIPYSLEMQALRRIPPGVFGILMSLEPAAAALVGLVLLGEFLTVAQWAAVACVVVASVGA TRSARL putative ThermobifidaZP_000580 MWTLDLPLKRNDSSTNGAWTETENRRHSGGMILSFVSLVRHA 110 membrane fuscaHLRVPAPLLTVLSLVLLHMGSAGAVHLFAIAGPLEVTWLRLS proteinWAALLLFAVGGRPLLRAARAATWSDLAATAALGVVSAGMTLL NCgl0580FSLALDRIPLGTAAAIEFLGPLTVSVLALRRRRDLLWIVLAV relatedAGVLLLTRPWHGEANLLGIAFGLGGAVCVALYIVFSQTVGSRLGVLPGLTLANTVSALVTAPLGLPGAMAAADRHLVAATLGLALIYPLLPLLLEMVSLQRMNRGTFGILVSVDPAIGLLIGLLLIGQVPVPLQVAGMALVVAAGLGATRGTSGRTRGGADPHATDGE PEDRTPDRPAPDDAGHHTTDPVTVputative Streptomyces CAB71821MAATRPAVIALTALAPVSWGSTYAVTTEFLPPDRPLFTGLMR 111 membrane coelicolorALPAGLLLLALARVLPRGAWWGKAAVLGVLNIGAFFPLLFLA proteinAYRMPGGMAAVVGSVGPLLVVGLSALLLGQRPTTRSVLTGVA NCgl0580AASGVSLVVLEAAGALDPLGVLAALAATASMSTGTVLAGRWG relatedRPEGVGPLALTGWQLTAGGLLLAPLALLVEGAPPALDGPAVGGYLYLALANTALAYWLWFRGIGRLSATQVTFLGPLSPLTAAVIGWAALGEALGPVQLAGTALAFGATLVGQTVPSAPRTPPVAA GAGPFSSASRNGRKDSMDLTGAALRRputative Streptomyces CAB95885MPDGAPGGRFGALGPVGLVLAGGISVQFGAALAVSLMPRAGA 112 membrane coelicolorLGVVTLRLAVAAVVMLLVCRPRLRGHSRADWGTVVVFGIAMA proteinGMNGLFYQAVDRIPLGPAVTLEVLGPLALSVFASRRAMNLVW NCgl0580AALALAGVFLLGGGGFDGLDPAGAAFALAAGAMWAAYIVFSA relatedRTGRRFPQADGLALAMAVGALLFLPLGIVESGSKLIDPVTLTLGAGVALLSSVLPYTLELLALRRLPAPTFAILMSLEPAIAAAAGFLILDQALTATQSAAIALVIAASMGAVRTQVGRRRAKALP putative StreptomycesCAB46802 MMTTARTSPPAPWHRRPDLLAAGAATVTVVLWASAFVSIRSA 113 membranecoelicolor GEAYSPGALALGRLLSGVLTLGAIWLLRREGLPPRAAWRGIA proteinISGLLWFGFYMVVLNWGEQQVDAGTAALVVNVGPILIALLGA NCgl0580RLLGDALPPRLLTGMAVSFAGAVTVGLSMSGEGGSSLFGVVL relatedCLLAAVAYAGGVVAQKPALAHASALQVTTFGCLVGAVLCLPFAGQLVHEAAGAPVSATLNMVYLGVFPTALAFTTWAYALARTTAGRMGATTYAVPALVVLMSWLALGEVPGLLTLAGGALCLAGVAVSRSRRRPAAVPDRAAPTAEPRREDAGRA putative Streptomyces CAC32287MPVHTSDSARGSRGKGIGLGLALASAVAFGGSGVAAKPLIEA 114 membrane coelicolorGLDPLHVVWLRVAGAALVMLPLAVRHPALPRRRPALVAGYGL proteinFAVAGVQACYFAAISRIPVGVALLVEYLAPALVLGWVRFVQR NCgl0580RPVTRAAALGVVLAVGGLACVVEVWSGLGFDALGLLLALGAA relatedCCQVGYFVLSDQGSDAGEEAPDPLGVIAYGLLVGAAVLTIVARPWSMDWSVLAGSAPMDGTPVAAALLLAWIVLIATVLAYVTGIVAVRRLSPQVAGVVACLEAVIATVLAWVLLGEHLSAPQVVGGIVVLAGAFIAQSSTPAKGSADPVARGGPERELSSRGTST putative Erwinia S35974MKLKDFAFYAPCVWGTTYFVTTQFLPADKPLLAALIRALPAG 115 membrane chrysanthemiIILILGKNLPPVGWLWRLFVLGALNIGVFFVMLFFAAYRLPG proteinGVVALVGSLQPLIVILLSFLLLTQPVLKKQMVAAVAGGIGIV NCgl0580LLISLPKAPLNPAGLVASALATMSMASGLVLTKKWGRPAGMT relatedMLTFTGWQLFCGGLVILPVQMLTEPLPDLVTLTNLAGYLYLAIPGSLLAYFMWFSGLEANSPVIMSLLGFLSPLVALLLGFLFLQQGLSGAQLVGVVFIFSALIIVQDISLFSRRKKVKPLEQSDC AVK putative regulatoryAAF74778 MKLKDFAFYAPCVWGTTYFVTTQFLPADKPLLAALIRALPAG 116 membrane proteinPecM IILILGKTLPPVGWLWRLFVLGALNIGVFFVMLFFAAYRLPG protein [Pecto-bacteriumGVVALVGSLQPLIVILLSFLLLTQPVLKKQMVAAVAGGIGIA NCgl0580 chrysanthemi]LLISLPKAPLNPAGLVASALATVSMASGLVLTKKWGRPAGMT relatedMLTFTGWQLFCGGLVILPVQMLTEPLPDVVTLTNLAGYFYLAIPGSLLAYFMWFSGIEANSPVMMSMLGFLSPLVALFLGFLFLQQGLSGAQLVGVVFIFSAIIIVQDVSLFSRRKKVKQLEQSDC AVK putative LactobacillusCA063826 MKRLVGTLCGIISAALFGLGGILAQPLLSEQVLTPQQIVLLR 117 membraneplantarum LLIGGAMLLLYRNLFFKQARKSTKKIWTHWRILTRIMIYGIA proteinGLCTAQIAFFSAINYSNAAVATVFQSTSPFILLVFTALKAKR NCgl0580LPSLLAGMSLISALMGIWLIVESGFKTGLIKPEAIIFGLIAA relatedIGVILYTKLPVPLLNQIAAVDILGWALVIGGVIALIHTPLPNLVRFSKTQLLAVLIIVILATVVAYDLYLESLKLIDGFLATMTGLFEPISSVLFGMLFLHQILVPQALVGIILNVGAIMILNLPH HITAPVPSKTCQCTMSNQ putativeLactobacillus CAD62768 MKKIAPLFVGLGAISFGIPASLFKIARRQGVVNGPLLFWSFL 118membrane plantarum SAVVILGVIQILRPARLRNQQTNWKQIGLVIAAGTASGFTNT proteinFYIQALKLIPVAVAAVMLMQAVWISTLLGAVIHHRRPSRLQV NCgl0580VSIVLVLIGTILAAGLFPITQALSPWGLMLSFLAACSYACTM relatedQFTASLGNNLDPLSKTWLLCLGAFILIAIVWSPQLVTAPTTPATVGWGVLIALFSMVFPLVMYSLFMPYLELGIGPILSSLELPASIVVAFVLLDETIDWVQMVGVAIIITAVILPNVLNMRRVRP putative LactobacillusCAD65468 MTTNRYMKGIMWAMLASTLWGVSGTVMQFVSQNQAIPADWFL 119 membraneplantarum SVRTLSAGIILLAIGFVQQGTKIFKVFRSWASVGQLVAYATV proteinGLMANMYTFYISIERGTAAAATILQYLSPLFIVLGTLLFKRE NCgl0580LPLRTDLIAFAVSLLGVFLAITKGNIHELAIPMDALVWGILS relatedGVTAALYVVLPRKIVAENSPVVILGWGTLIAGILFNLYHPIWIGAPKITPTLVTSIGAIVLIGTIFAFLSLLHSLQYAPSAVVSIVDAVQPVVTFVLSIIFLGLQVTWVEILGSLLVIVAIYILQQ YRSDPASD NCgl0580 Coryne-NP_599841 MNKQSAAVLMVMGSALSLQFGAAIGTQLFPLNGPWAVTSLRL 201 bacteriumFIAGLIMCLVIRPRLRSWTKKQWIAVLLLGLSLGGMNSLFYA glutamicumSIELIPLGTAVTIEFLGPLIFSAVLARTLKNGLCVALAFLGMALLGIDSLSGETLDPLGVIFAAVAGIFWVCYILASKKIGQLIPGTSGLAVALITGAVAVFPLGATHMGPIFQTPTLLILALGTALLGSLIPYSLELSALRRLPAPIFSILLSLEPAFAAAVGWILLDQTPTALKWAAIILVIAASIGVTWEPKKMLVDAPLHSKCNAK RRVHTPS drug StreptomycesCAC32286 MSNAVSGLPVGRGLLYLIVAGVAWGTAGAAASLVYPASDLGP 120 permeasecoelicolor VALSFWRCANGLVLLLAVRPLRPRLRPRLRPRLRPAVREPFA NCgl2065RRTLRAGVTGVGLAVFQTAYFAAVQSTGLAVATVVTLGAGPV relatedLIALGARLALGEQLGAGGAAAVAGALAGLLVLVLGGGSATVRLPGVLLALLSAAGYSVMTLLTRWWGRGGGADAAGTSVGAFAVTSLCLLPFALAEGLVPHTAEPVRLLWLLAYVAAVPTALAYGLYFAGAAVVRSATVSVIMLLEPVSAAALAVLLLGEHLTAATLAGTLLMLGSVAGLAVAETRAAREARTRPAPA drug Streptomyces CAA19979MNVLLSAAFVLCWSSGFIGAKLGAQTAATPTLLMWRFLPLAV 121 permease coelicolorALVAAAAVSRAAWRGLTPRDAGRQTAIGALSQSGYLLSVYYA NCgl2065IELGVSSGTTALIDGVQPLVAGALAGPLLRQYVSRGQWLGLW relatedLGLSGVATVTVADAGAAGAEVAWWAYLVPFLGMLSLVAATFLEGRTRVPVAPRVALTIHCATSAVLFSGLALGLGAAAPPAGSSFWLATAWLVVLPTFGGYGLYWLILRRSGITEVNTLMFLMAPVTAVWGALMFGEPFGVQTALGLAVGLAAVVVVRRGGGARRERPVRSGADRPAAGGPTADQPTNRPTDRPTAAGSTDRPTADRR drug Thermobifida ZP_000581MSDFRKGVLYGASSYFMWGFLPLYWPLLTPPATAFEVLLHRM 122 permease fuscaIWSLVVTLVVLLVQRNWQWIRGVLRSPRRLLLLLASAALISL NCgl2065NWGAFITAVTTGHTLQSALAYFINPLVSVALGLLVFKERLRP relatedGQWAALLLGVLAVAVLTVDYGSLPWLALAMAFSFAVYGALKKFVGLDGVESLSAETAVLFLPALGGAVYLEVTGTGTFTSVSPLHALLLVGAGVVTAAPLMLFGAAAHRIPLTLVGLLQFMVPVMHFLIAWLVFGEDLSLGRWIGFAVVWTALVVFVVDMLRHARHTP RPAPSAPVAEEAEETAAS drugStreptomyces CAC08293 MAGSSRSDQRVGLLNGFAAYGMWGLVPLFWPLLKPAGAGETL 123permease coelicolor AHRMVWSLAFVAVALLFVRRWAWAGELLRQPRRLALVAVAAA NCgl2065VITVNWGVYIWAVNSGHVVEASLGYFINPLVTIAMGVLLLKE relatedRLRPAQWAAVGTGFAAVLVLAVGYGQPPWISLCLAFSFATYGLVKKKVNLGGVESLAAETAIQFLPALGYLLWLGAQGESTFTTEGAGHSALLAATGVVTAIPLVCFGAAAIRVPLSTLGLLQYLAPVFQFLLGVLYFGEAMPPERWAGFGLVWLALTLLTWDALRTARRTAPALREQLDRSGAGVPPLKGAAAAREPRVVASGTPAPGA GDAPQQQQQQQQQQQQQQHGTRAGKPdrug Lactobacillus CAD63209 MKKAYLYIAISTLMFSSMEIALKMAGSAFNPIQLNLIRFFIG124 permease plantarum AIVLLPFALRALKQTGRKLVSADWRLFALTGLVCVIVSMSLYNCg12065 QLAITVDQASTVAVLFSCNPVFALLFSYLILRERLGRANLIS relatedVVISVIGLLIIVNPAHLTNGLGLLLAIGSAVTFGLYSIISRYGSVKRGLNGLTMTCFTFFAGAFELLVLAWITKIPAVANGLTAIGLRQFAAIPVLVNVNLNYFWLLFFIGVCVTGGGFAFYFLAMEQTDVSTASLVFFIKPGLAPILAALILHEQILWTTVVGIVVTLIGSVVTFVGNRFRERDTMGAIEQPTAAATDDEHVIKAAHAV SNQEN NCgl2065 Coryne-NP_601347 MNDAGLKTRNPVLAPILMVVNGVSLYAGAALAVGLFESFPPA 199 bacteriumLVAWMRVAAAAVILLVLYRPAVRNFIGQTGFYAAVYGVSTLA glutamicumMNITFYEAIARIPMGTAVAIEFLGPIAVAALGSKTLRDWAALVLAGIGVIIISGAQWSANSVGVMFALAAALLWAAYIIAGNRIAGDASSSRTGMAVGFTWASVLSLPLAIWWWPGLGATELTLIEVIGLALGLGVLSAVIPYGLDQIVLRMAGRSYFALLLAILPISAALMGALALGQMLSVAELVGIVLVVIAVALRRPS predicted 19553330 NP_601332.1MIFGVLAYLGWGMFPAFFPLLLPAGPFEILAHRILWTAVLMM 200 permeaseIIISFTSGWKELKSADRGTWLRIILSSLFIAGNWLIYVIAVNSGQVTEAALGYFINPLLSVVLGIVFFKEQLRKLQISAVVIAAAGVLVLTFLGDKPPYLAITLAFTFGIYGALKKQVKMSAASSLCAETLVLLPIAVIYLIGLEASGHSTFFNNGSGHMALLICSGLVTAVPLLMFALAAKAIPLSTVGMLQYLTPTMQMLWALFVVNE SVEPMRWFGFVFIWIAVTIYITDSLLKKhypotheti- Thermobifida P_000582MNADTLLWSLLLGVIVVAAAAAIIIPTVRNSSTAPPPGAVGT 125 cal fuscaALGAALTAAALGIAGSGTAPASEVPAGSGQVRTVDVVLGDMT membraneVSPSHVTVAPGDSLVLRVRNEDTQVHDLVVETGARTPRLAPG proteinDSATLQVGTVTEPIDAWCTVLGHSAAGMRMRIDTTDTADSAD NCgl2829SPDTPAGADSGPPAPLPLSAEMSDDWQPRDAVLPPAPDRTEH relatedEVEIRVTETELEVAPGVRQSVWTFGGDVPGPVLRGKVGDVFTVTFVNDGTMGHGIDFHASSLAPDEPMRTINPGERLTYRFRAEKAGAWVYHCSTSPMLQHIGNGMYGAVIIDPPDLEPVDREYLLVQGELYLGEPGSADQVARMRAGEPDAWVFNGVAAGYAHAPLTAEVGERVRIWVVAAGPTSGTSFHIVGAQFDTVYKEGAYLVRRGDAGGAQALDLAVAQGGFVETVFPEAGSYPFVDHDMRHAENG ARGFFTITE NCgl2829 Coryne-NP_602117 MVLVIAGIIHPLLPEYRWVLIHLFTLGAITNSIVVWSQHFTE 197 bacteriumKFLHLKLEESKRPAQLLKIRVLNVGIIVTIIGQMIGQWIVTS glutamicumVGATIVGGALAWHAGSLASQFRSAKRGQPFASAVIAYVASACCLPFGAFAGALLSKELSGHLQERVLLTHTVINFLGFVGFAALGSLSVLFAAIWRTKIRHNFTPWSVGIMAVSLPIIVTGILLNNGYVAATGLAAYVAAWLLAMVGWGKASISNLSFSTSTSTTAPLWLVGTLVWLAVQAVMHDGELYHVEVPTIALVIGFGAQLLIGVMSYLLPSTMGGGASAVRTGTHILNTAGLFRWTLINGGLAIWLLTDNSWLRVVVSLLSIGALAVFVILLPKAVRAQRGVITKKREPITPPEEPRLNQITAGISVLALILAAFGGLNPGVAPVASSNEDVYAVTITAGDMVFIPDVIEVPAGKSLEVTMLNEDDMVHDLKFANGVQTGRVAPGDEITVTVGDISEDMDGWCTIAGHRAQGMD LEVKVAAPN yggA Escherichiacoli AAA69090 MFSYYFQGLALGAAMILPLGPQNAFVMNQGIRRQYHIMIALL 237CAISDLVLICAGIFGGSALLMQSPWLLALVTWGGVAFLLWYGFGAFKTANSSNIELASAEVMKQGRWKIIATMLAVTWLNPHVYLDTFVVLGSLGGQLDVEPKRWFALGTISASFLWFFGLALLAAWLAPRLRTAKAQRIThLVVGCVMWFIALQLARDGIAHAQ ALFS McbR C. glutamicumMAASASGKSKTSAGANRRRNRPSPRQRLLDSATNLFTTEGIR 363VIGIDRILREADVAKASLYSLFGSKDALVIAYLENLDQLWREAWRERTVGMKDPEDKIIAFFDQCIEEEPEKDFRGSHFQNAASEYPRPETDSEKGIVAAVLEHREWCHKTLTDLLTEKNGYPGTTQANQLLVFLDGGLAGSRLVHNISPLETARDLARQLLSAPPAD YSI ThrB C. glutamicumNP_600410.1 MAIELNVGRKVTVTVPGSSANLGPGFDTLGLALSVYDTVEVE 364IIPSGLEVEVFGEGQGEVPLDGSHLVVKAIRAGLKAADAEVPGLRVVCHNNIPQSRGLGSSAAAAVAGVAAANGLADFPLTQEQIVQLSSAFEGHPDNAAASVLGGAVVSWTNLSIDGKSQPQYAAVPLEVQDNIRATALVPNFHASTEAVRRVLPTEVTHIDARFNVSRVAVMIVALQQRPDLLWEGTRDRLHQPYRAEVLPITSEWVNRLRNRGYAAYLSGAGPTAMVLSTEPIPDKVLEDARESGIK VLELEVAGPVKVEVNQP

TABLE 17 Nucleotide sequences of exemplary heterologous proteins foramino acid production in Escherichia coli and coryneform bacteria. Note:This table provides coding sequences of each gene. Some GenBank ®entries contain additional non-coding sequence associated with the gene.GenBank ® SEQ ID Gene Organism Nucleotide ID NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE(CODING) NO: lysC Mycobacterium Z17372GTGGCGCTCGTCGTACAGAAATACGGCGGATCCTCGGT 11 smegmatisGGCGGACGCCGAGAGGATCCGACGGGTCGCCGAGCGGATCGTCGAGACCAAGAAGGCGGGCAACGACGTCGTCGTCGTCGTCTCCGCGATGGGTGACACCACCGATGACCTGCTGGACCTGGCGCGCCAGGTGTCGCCCGCGCCGCCGCCGCGCGAGATGGACATGCTGCTGACCGCCGGTGAGCGGATCTCCAACGCGCTGGTCGCGATGGCCATCGAATCGCTCGGCGCGCAGGCCCGGTCCTTCACCGGATCGCAGGCCGGTGTGATCACCACGGGCACGCACGGCAACGCCAAGATCATCGACGTCACCCCGGGCCGGTTGCGCGACGCGCTCGACGAGGGGCAGATCGTGCTGGTCGCCGGGTTCCAGGGCGTCAGCCAGGACAGCAAGGACGTCACCACGCTGGGACGCGGCGGTTCGGACACCACGGCCGTCGCCGTGGCTGCGGCACTCGATGCCGATGTCTGCGAGATCTACACCGACGTCGACGGCATCTTCACCGCGGACCCGCGCATCGTGCCCAACGCCCGCCACCTCGACACCGTCTCCTTCGAGGAGATGCTGGAGATGGCGGCCTGCGGCGCGAAAGTTCTGATGCTGCGCTGCGTCGAGTACGCCCGCCGCTACAACGTGCCCATCCACGTCCGGTCGTCGTATTCGGACAAGCCCGGCACCATCGTCAAAGGATCGATCGAGGACATCCCCATGGAAGACGCCATCCTGACCGGAGTAGCCCACGACCGCAGCGAGGCCAAGGTCACGGTGGTCGGTCTGCCCGACGTTCCCGGCTACGCCGCCAAGGTGTTCCGCGCGGTCGCCGAGGCCGACGTGAACATCGACATGGTGCTGCAGAACATCTCGAAGATCGAGGACGGCAAGACCGACATCACGTTCACGTGTGCGCGTGACAACGGCCCGCGGGCCGTAGAGAAGCTCTCGGCGCTCAAGAGCGAGATCGGTTTCAGCCAGGTGCTGTACGACGACCACATCGGCAAGGTGTCGCTGATCGGCGCCGGTATGCGGTCGCATCCGGGCGTGACGGCCACGTTCTGCGAGGCGCTCGCGGAGGCCGGCATCAACATCGACCTGATCTCGACGTCGGAGATCCGTATCTCGGTGCTCATCAAGGACACCGAACTGGACAAGGCGGTTTCGGCGCTGCACGAGGCGTTCGGCCTCGGCGGCGACGACGAAGCCGTGGTGTACGCGGGA ACGGGGCGCTGA lysC AmycolatopsisAF134837 GTGGCCCTCGTGGTCCAGAAGTACGGCGGATCGTCGCT 31 mediterraneiGGAAAGTGCCGACCGGATCAAGCGCGTGGCGGAGCGGATCGTCGCGACGAAGAAGGCGGGCAACGACGTCGTCGTCGTCTGCTCGGCGATGGGTGACACCACCGACGAGCTGCTCGACCTGGCGCAGCAGGTCAACCCGGCGCCGCCGGAGCGGGAGATGGACATGCTGCTCACCGCCGGTGAGCGCATCTCGAACTCGCTGGTCGCGATGGCGATCGCGGCCCAGGGCGCCGAGGCGTGGTCGTTCACCGGTTCGCAGGCCGGCGTCGTCACGACGTCGGTGCACGGCAACGCGCGCATCATCGACGTCACGCCGAGCCGGGTCACCGAGGCGCTCGACCAGGGGTACATCGCGCTGGTGGCGGGCTTCCAGGGCGTCGCGCAGGACACCAAGGACATCACCACGCTGGGCCGCGGCGGCTCGGACACCACCGCCGTCGCGCTGGCCGCCGCGCTGAACGCCGACGTCTGCGAGATCTACTCCGATGTGGACGGTGTGTACACGGCGGACCCGCGGGTGGTGCCGGACGCGAAGAAGCTCGACACCGTCACGTACGAAGAGATGCTCGAGCTCGCCGCGAGCGGGTCGAAGATCCTGCACCTGCGTTCGGTCGAGTACGCGCGCCGCTACGGCGTCCCGATCCGAGTCCGTTCTTCCTACAGCGACAAGCCGGGCACGACGGTGACCGGTTCTATCGAGGAGATCCCCGTGGAACAAGCCCTGATCACCGGTGTGGCGCACGACCGCTCCGAAGCCAAGATCACGGTCACCGGGGTGCCGGACCACACCGGCGCCGCGGCCCGGATCTTCCGCGTGATCGCCGACGCCGAGATCGACATCGACATGGTGCTGCAGAACGTGTCCAGCACCGTCTCCGGCCGCACGGACATCACGTTCACGCTGTCGAAGGCCAACGGCGCCAAGGCCGTCAAGGAACTGGAGAAGGTCCAGGCGGAGATCGGCTTCGAGTCGGTCCTCTACGACGACCACGTCGGCAAGGTGTCGGTGGTCGGCGCCGGGATGCGCTCGCACCCGGGTGTCACGGCGACGTTCTGCGAAGCGCTGGCCGAGGCCGGCGTCAACATCGAAATCATCAACACCTCGGAGATCCGCATTTCGGTGCTGATCCGCGACGCGCAGCTCGACGACGCCGTGCGCGCGATCCACGAGGCATTCGAACTCGGCGGCGACGAAGAAGCCGTCGTCTACGCGGGG AGTGGTCGCTGA lysC StreptomycesAL939117.1 GTGGGCCTTGTCGTGCAGAAGTACGGAGGCTCCTCCGT 32 coelicolorAGCCGATGCCGAGGGCATCAAGCGCGTCGCCAAGCGGATCGTGGAAGCGAAGAAGAACGGCAACCAGGTGGTCGCCGTCGTTTCCGCGATGGGCGACACGACGGACGAGCTGATCGATCTCGCCGAGCAGGTTTCCCCGATCCCTGCCGGGCGTGAACTCGACATGCTGCTGACCGCCGGGGAGCGTATCTCCATGGCGCTGCTGGCCATGGCGATCAAAAACCTGGGCCACGAGGCCCAGTCGTTCACCGGCAGCCAGGCCGGAGTCATCACCGACTCGGTCCACAACAAGGCCCGGATCATCGACGTCACACCGGGTCGCATCCGCACCTCGGTCGACGAGGGCAACGTGGCCATCGTGGCCGGCTTCCAGGGCGTCAGCCAGGACAGCAAGGACATCACCACGCTGGGCCGCGGCGGGTCCGACACCACGGCCGTCGCCCTCGCCGCCGCGCTCGACGCGGACGTCTGCGAGATCTACACCGACGTCGACGGCGTGTTCACCGCCGACCCGCGCGTGGTGCCGAAGGCGAAGAAGATCGACTGGATCTCCTTCGAGGACATGCTGGAGCTCGCTGCCTCCGGCTCCAAGGTGCTGCTCCACCGTTGCGTGGAGTACGCCCGCCGGTACAACATCCCGATTCACGTGCGGTCCAGCTTCAGCGGACTCCAGGGCACGTGGGTCAGCAGCGAGCCGATCAAGCAAGGGGAAAAGCACGTGGAGCAGGCCCTCATCTCCGGAGTCGCGCACGACACCTCCGAGGCCAAGGTCACGGTCGTCGGGGTGCCCGACAAGCCGGGCGAGGCGGCCGCGATCTTCCGCGCCATCGCCGACGCCCAGGTCAACATCGACATGGTCGTGCAGAACGTGTCCGCCGCCTCCACGGGCCTGACGGACATCTCGTTCACGCTCCCCAAGAGCGAGGGCCGCAAGGCCATCGACGCGCTGGAGAAGAACCGCCCGGGCATCGGCTTCGACTCGCTGCGCTACGACGACCAGATCGGCAAGATCTCGCTGGTCGGCGCCGGTATGAAGAGCAATCCGGGCGTCACCGCCGACTTCTTCACCGCGCTCTCCGACGCCGGGGTGAACATCGAGCTGATCTCGACCTCCGAGATCCGCATCTCGGTCGTCACCCGCAAGGACGACGTGAACGAGGCCGTGCGCGCCGTGCACACCGCCTTCGGGCTCGACTCCGACAGTGACGAGGCCGTG GTCTACGGGGGCACCGGGCGCTGA lysCThermobifida NZ_AAAQ010 GTGAATCTCCGATCACTAGACTGGCTGGTCGATTACCG 33 fusca00023.1 TGAACCCGATTCCTCAGGAGCGCCGACCGTGGCTTTGATCGTGCAAAAGTACGGCGGGTCGTCCGTCGCTGATGCGGATGCCATTAAGCGGGTAGCCGAACGGATCGTCGCTCAGAAGAAAGCCGGATACGACGTGGTCGTCGTGGTCTCCGCCATGGGCGACACCACTGACGAGCTTCTCGACCTTGCGAAGCAGGTGAGTCCGCTCCCGCCGGGCCGGGAGTTGGACATGCTGCTGACTGCCGGGGAGCGGATCTCGATGGCCCTGGTTGCGATGGCTATCGGGAACTTGGGCTATGAGGCCCGGTCGTTCACCGGTTCGCAGGCCGGGGTGATCACCACGTCGCTGCACGGCAACGCGAAGATCATCGATGTCACCCCGGGGCGGATCAGGGATGCGCTCGCCGAAGGGGCGATCTGCATCGTCGCTGGCTTCCAAGGGGTGTCGCAGGACAGCAAGGACATCACCACGTTGGGCCGCGGTGGTTCGGACACTACGGCTGTGGCGCTTGCTGCGGCGCTCAACGCCGACTTGTGCGAGATCTACACCGACGTCGACGGGGTGTTCACTGCTGATCCGCGTATCGTGCCCTCCGCTCGACGCATCCCCCAGATCTCCTACGAGGAGATGCTGGAGATGGCGGCCTCCGGCGCCAAGATCCTGCATCTGCGCTGCGTGGAGTATGCGCGGCGGTACAACATTCCGCTGCACGTGCGCTCGTCTTTCAGTCAGAAGCCCGGTACCTGGGTCGTCTCGGAAGTTGAGGAAACCGAAGGCATGGAACAACCGATCATCTCCGGCGTGGCGCATGACCGGAGCGAAGCCAAGATCACGGTTGTGGGGGTGCCCGACCGTGTCGGCGAGGCAGCAGCGATCTTCAAGGCGCTGGCCGACGCTGAGATCAACGTGGACATGATCGTGCAGAACGTGTCCGCGGCTTCCACGTCGCGTACGGACATTTCTTTCACTCTGCCTGCCGACTCGGGGCAGAACGCGCTGGCCGCGTTGAAGAAGATCCAGGACAAGGTCGGTTTCGAGTCGCTGCTGTACAACGACCGGATCGGCAAGGTGTCGCTGATCGGCGCGGGGATGCGCTCCTATCCGGGGGTGACTGCTCGGTTCTTTGACGCTGTGGCCCGCGAGGGCATCAACATCGAGATGATTTCCACTTCCGAGATCCGCATCTCGATCGTGGTGGCGCAGGACGACGTGGACGCCGCAGTGGCCGCCGCGCACCGTGAGTTCCAGTTGGACGCCGACCAGGTCGAGGCCGTTGTGTATGGAGGTACCG GCCGATGA lysC ErwiniaATGTCTGCTAACACTGATAACTCACTGATTATCGCCAA 34 chrysanthemiATTCGGCGGCACCAGCGTCGCTGATTTCGACGCCATGAACCGCAGCGCCGACATCGTGCTGTCCGACGCGCAGGTACGGGTGGTGGTGCTGTCCGCCTCCGCCGGCGTGACCAACCTGCTGGTGGCGCTGGCGGAAGGTTTACCGCCATCTGAACGCACCGCGCAACTGGAAAAACTGCGCCAGATTCAATACGCCATCATCGACCGCCTCAACCAGCCGGCCGTCATCCGTGAAGAAATCGACCGCATGCTGGACAACGTGGCCCGCCTGTCGGAAGCGGCGGCGCTGGCGACTTCCAACGCCCTGACCGACGAACTGGTCAGCCACGGCGAGCTGATATCCACCTTGCTGTTTGTGGAAATTCTGCGCGAGCGCAACGTCGCCGCCGAATGGTTCGACGTGCGTAAAATCATGCGTACCAACGACCGCTTCGGCCGCGCCGAGCCGGACTGCGACGCGCTGGGCGAACTGACCCGCAGCCAGCTGACGCCGCGTCTGGCGCAGGGGCTGATCATCACCCAGGGCTTCATCGGCAGCGAAGCTAAAGGCCGCACCACCACGCTGGGCCGCGGCGGCAGCGATTACACCGCCGCTCTGCTGGGCGAAGCGCTGCACGCCAGCCGTATCGACATCTGGACCGACGTTCCCGGCATCTACACCACCGACCCGCGCGTGGTGCCGTCCGCCCACCGCATCGACCAGATTACCTTTGAAGAAGCGGCCGAAATGGCCACCTTCGGCGCCAAGGTGCTGCACCCGGCCACACTGCTGCCTGCCGTACGCAGCGACATTCCGGTATTCGTCGGCTCCAGCAAAGACCCGGCGGCCGGCGGCACGCTGGTGTGCAACAACACCGAAAACCCGCCGCTGTTCCGCGCGCTGGCGCTGCGCCGCAAGCAGACGCTGCTGACCCTGCATAGCCTTAACATGCTGCACGCGCGCGGCTTTCTGGCGGAAGTGTTCAGTATTCTGGCTCGCCACAACATCTCGGTGGATTTGATCACTACCTCCGAGGTGAACGTCGCGCTGACGCTGGACACCACCGGCTCGACCTCGACCGGCGATAGCCTGCTGTCCAGCGCGCTGCTGACTGAACTGTCCTCGCTGTGTCGGGTGGAAGTGGAAGAGAACATGTCGCTGGTGGCGCTGATCGGCAACCAGCTGTCGCAGGCCTGCGGCGTCGGCAAAGAGGTGTTCGGGGTGCTGGAGCCATTTAATATCCGCCTCATCTGCTACGGCGCCAGCAGCCACAACCTGTGCTTCCTGGTGCCGTCCAGCGATGCCGAGCAGGTGGTGCAGACGCTGCATCACAATCTGTTTGAATAA lysC Shewanella AE015779.1GTGCTCGAAAAACGAAAGCTTAGTGGTAGCAAGCTTTT 35 oneidensisTGTGAAGAAGTTTGGTGGCACTTCGGTGGGTTCAATTGAACGTATCGAAGTGGTTGCCGAACAGATTGCAAAGTCCGCTCACAGTGGTGAGCAGCAAGTATTAGTTCTTTCTGCTATGGCAGGGGAGACAAATAGGCTATTTGCGCTAGCAGCGCAAATCGATCCCCGCGCGAGTGCTCGGGAACTCGATATGTTGGTCTCAACGGGTGAGCAAATTAGTATTGCGTTGATGGCGATGGCGTTGCAGCGTCGCGGTATCAAGGCAAGATCGCTCACTGGCGATCAAGTGCAAATCCATACAAATAGTCAGTTTGGTCGTGCCAGTATTGAGAGCGTCGATACGGCGTACTTAACGTCCTTGCTCGAACAAGGCATTGTGCCGATTGTGGCAGGGTTTCAAGGGATCGATCCTAATGGCGATGTCACAACCTTAGGTCGTGGTGGTTCCGATACGACGGCTGTAGCGCTCGCCGCAGCGTTAAGAGCCGATGAATGCCAGATATTTACCGATGTTTCAGGGGTGTTTACTACAGACCCAAATATCGATAGTAGCGCAAGGCGTCTGGATGTGATTGGCTTTGACGTCATGCTTGAAATGGCAAAGTTAGGCGCTAAAGTACTTCATCCTGATTCTGTTGAATATGCACAGCGTTTTAAAGTACCGCTTCGGGTGTTGTCGAGTTTCGAAGCTGGGCAAGGTACATTAATTCAATTTGGTGATGAATCTGAGCTTGCGATGGCCGCATCTGTACAAGGTATTGCGATCAACAAAGCCTTAGCAACGTTGACCATCGAAGGTTTGTTCACCAGCAGTGAGCGTTACCAAGCACTATTGGCTTGTTTGGCCCGACTGGAGGTAGATGTTGAATTTATCACTCCTTTGAAATTGAATGAAATTTCTCCTGTTGAGTCAGTCAGTTTCATGTTAGCCGAAGCTAAAGTGGATATTTTATTGCACGAGCTTGAGGTTTTAAGCGAAAGTCTTGATCTAGGGCAATTGATTGTTGAGCGCCAACGTGCAAAAGTGTCTTTAGTTGGCAAAGGTTTACAGGCAAAAGTTGGATTATTGACTAAGATGTTAGATGTATTGGGTAACGAAACAATTCATGCTAAGTTACTTTCGACATCGGAGAGTAAATTGTCAACTGTGATCGATGAAAGGGACTTGCACAAGGCGGTTCGGGCGTTGCATCATGCTTTCGAGCTAAATAAGGTG lysC Coryne- AX720328GTGGCCCTGGTCGTACAGAAATATGGCGGTTCCTCGCT 238 bacteriumTGAGAGTGCGGAACGCATTAGAAACGTCGCTGAACGGA glutamicumTCGTTGCCACCAAGAAGGCTGGAAATGATGTCGTGGTTGTCTGCTCCGCAATGGGAGACACCACGGATGAACTTCTAGAACTTGCAGCGGCAGTGAATCCCGTTCCGCCAGCTCGTGAAATGGATATGCTCCTGACTGCTGGTGAGCGTATTTCTAACGCTCTCGTCGCCATGGCTATTGAGTCCCTTGGCGCAGAAGCCCAATCTTTCACGGGCTCTCAGGCTGGTGTGCTCACCACCGAGCGCCACGGAAACGCACGCATTGTTGATGTCACTCCAGGTCGTGTGCGTGAAGCACTCGATGAGGGCAAGATCTGCATTGTTGCTGGTTTCCAGGGTGTTAATAAAGAAACCCGCGATGTCACCACGTTGGGTCGTGGTGGTTCTGACACCACTGCAGTTGCGTTGGCAGCTGCTTTGAACGCTGATGTGTGTGAGATTTACTCGGACGTTGACGGTGTGTATACCGCTGACCCGCGCATCGTTCCTAATGCACAGAAGCTGGAAAAGCTCAGCTTCGAAGAAATGCTGGAACTTGCTGCTGTTGGCTCCAAGATTTTGGTGCTGCGCAGTGTTGAATACGCTCGTGCATTCAATGTGCCACTTCGCGTACGCTCGTCTTATAGTAATGATCCCGGCACTTTGATTGCCGGCTCTATGGAGGATATTCCTGTGGAAGAAGCAGTCCTTACCGGTGTCGCAACCGACAAGTCCGAAGCCAAAGTAACCGTTCTGGGTATTTCCGATAAGCCAGGCGAGGCTGCGAAGGTTTTCCGTGCGTTGGCTGATGCAGAAATCAACATTGACATGGTTCTGCAGAACGTCTCTTCTGTAGAAGACGGCACCACCGACATCACCTTCACCTGCCCTCGTTCCGACGGCCGCCGCGCGATGGAGATCTTGAAGAAGCTTCAGGTTCAGGGCAACTGGACCAATGTGCTTTACGACGACCAGGTCGGCAAAGTCTCCCTCGTGGGTGCTGGCATGAAGTCTCACCCAGGTGTTACCGCAGAGTTCATGGAAGCTCTGCGCGATGTCAACGTGAACATCGAATTGATTTCCACCTCTGAGATTCGTATTTCCGTGCTGATCCGTGAAGATGATCTGGATGCTGCTGCACGTGCATTGCATGAGCAGTTCCAGCTGGGCGGCGAAGACGAAGCCGTCGTTTATGCAGGC ACCGGACGC aspartokinaseEscherichia M11812 ATGTCTGAAATTGTTGTCTCCAAATTTGGCGGTACCAG 239 III coliCGTAGCCGATTTTGACGCCATGAACCGCAGCGCTGATATTGTGCTTTCTGATGCCAACGTGCGTTTAGTTGTCCTCTCGGCTTCTGCTGGTATCACTAATCTGCTGGTCGCTTTAGCTGAAGGACTGGAACCTTGCGAGCGATTCGAAAAACTCGACGCTATCCGCAACATCCAGTTTGCCATTCTGGAACGTCTGCGTTACCCGAACGTTATCCGTGAAGAGATTGAACGTCTGCTGGAGAACATTACTGTTCTGGCAGAAGCGGCGGCGCTGGCAACGTCTCCGGCGCTGACAGATGAGCTGGTCAGCCACGGCGAGCTGATGTCGACCCTGCTGTTTGTTGAGATCCTGCGCGAACGCGATGTTCAGGCACAGTGGTTTGATGTGCGTAAAGTGATGCGTACCAACGACCGATTTGGTCGTGCAGAGCCAGATATAGCCGCGCTGGCGGAACTGGCCGCGCTGCAGCTGCTCCCACGTCTCAATGAAGGCTTAGTGATCACCCAGGGATTTATCGGTAGCGAAAATAAAGGTCGTACAACGACGCTTGGCCGTGGAGGCAGCGATTATACGGCAGCCTTGCTGGCGGAGGCTTTACACGCATCTCGTGTTGATATCTGGACCGACGTCCCGGGCATCTACACCACCGATCCACGCGTAGTTTCCGCAGCAAAACGCATTGATGAAATCGCGTTTGCCGAAGCGGCAGAGATGGCAACTTTTGGTGCAAAAGTACTGCATCCGGCAACGTTGCTACCCGCAGTACGCAGCGATATCCCGGTCTTTGTCGGCTCCAGCAAAGACCCACGCGCAGGTGGTACGCTGGTGTGCAATAAAACTGAAAATCCGCCGCTGTTCCGCGCTCTGGCGCTTCGTCGCAATCAGACTCTGCTCACTTTGCACAGCCTGAATATGCTGCATTCTCGCGGTTTCCTCGCGGAAGTTTTCGGCATCCTCGCGCGGCATAATATTTCGGTAGACTTAATCACCACGTCAGAAGTGAGCGTGGCATTAACCCTTGATACCACCGGTTCAACCTCCACTGGCGATACGTTGCTGACACAATCTCTGCTGATGGAGCTTTCCGCACTGTGTCGGGTGGAGGTGGAAGAAGGTCTGGCGCTGGTCGCGTTGATTGGCAATGACCTGTCAAAAGCGTGCGCCGTTGGCAAAGAGGTATTCGGCGTACTGGAACCGTTCAACATTCGCATGATTTGTTATGGCGCATCCAGCCATAACCTGTGCTTCCTGGTGCCCGGCGAAGATGCCGAGCAGGTGGTGCAAAAACTGC ATAGTAATTTGTTTGAGTAA asd Coryne-X57226 ATGACCACCATCGCAGTTGTTGGTGCAACCGGCCAGGT 240 bacteriumCGGCCAGGTTATGCGCACCCTTTTGGAAGAGCGCAATT glutamicumTCCCAGCTGACACTGTTCGTTTCTTTGCTTCCCCACGTTCCGCAGGCCGTAAGATTGAATTCCGTGGCACGGAAATCGAGGTAGAAGACATTACTCAGGCAACCGAGGAGTCCCTCAAGGACATCGACGTTGCGTTGTTCTCCGCTGGAGGCACCGCTTCCAAGCAGTACGCTCCACTGTTCGCTGCTGCAGGCGCGACTGTTGTGGATAACTCTTCTGCTTGGCGCAAGGACGACGAGGTTCCACTAATCGTCTCTGAGGTGAACCCTTCCGACAAGGATTCCCTGGTCAAGGGCATTATTGCGAACCCTAACTGCACCACCATGGCTGCGATGCCAGTGCTGAAGCCACTTCACGATGCCGCTGGTCTTGTAAAGCTTCACGTTTCCTCTTACCAGGCTGTTTCCGGTTCTGGTCTTGCAGGTGTGGAAACCTTGGCAAAGCAGGTTGCTGCAGTTGGAGACCACAACGTTGAGTTCGTCCATGATGGACAGGCTGCTGACGCAGGCGATGTCGGACCTTATGTTTCACCAATCGCTTACAACGTGCTGCCATTCGCCGGAAACCTCGTCGATGACGGCACCTTCGAAACCGATGAAGAGCAGAAGCTGCGCAACGAATCCCGCAAGATTCTCGGTCTCCCAGACCTCAAGGTCTCAGGCACCTGCGTTCGCGTGCCGGTTTTCACCGGCCACACGCTGACCATTCACGCCGAATTCGACAAGGCAATCACCGTGGACCAGGCGCAGGAGATCTTGGGTGCCGCTTCAGGCGTCAAGCTTGTCGACGTCCCAACCCCACTTGCAGCTGCCGGCATTGACGAATCCCTCGTTGGACGCATCCGTCAGGACTCCACTGTCGACGATAACCGCGGTCTGGTTCTCGTCGTATCTGGCGACAACCTCCGCAAGGGTGCTGCGCTAAACACCATCCAGATCGCTGAGCTGCTG GTTAAGTAA asd EscherichiaNC_000913 ATGAAAAATGTTGGTTTTATCGGCTGGCGCGGTATGGT 241 coliCGGCTCCGTTCTCATGCAACGCATGGTTGAAGAGCGCGACTTCGACGCCATTCGCCCTGTCTTCTTTTCTACTTCTCAGCTTGGCCAGGCTGCGCCGTCTTTTGGCGGAACCACTGGCACACTTCAGGATGCCTTTGATCTGGAGGCGCTAAAGGCCCTCGATATCATTGTGACCTGTCAGGGCGGCGATTATACCAACGAAATCTATCCAAAGCTTCGTGAAAGCGGATGGCAAGGTTACTGGATTGACGCAGCATCGTCTCTGCGCATGAAAGATGACGCCATCATCATTCTTGACCCCGTCAATCAGGACGTCATTACCGACGGATTAAATAATGGCATCAGGACTTTTGTTGGCGGTAACTGTACCGTAAGCCTGATGTTGATGTCGTTGGGTGGTTTATTCGCCAATGATCTTGTTGATTGGGTGTCCGTTGCAACCTACCAGGCCGCTTCCGGCGGTGGTGCGCGACATATGCGTGAGTTATTAACCCAGATGGGCCATCTGTATGGCCATGTGGCAGATGAACTCGCGACCCCGTCCTCTGCTATTCTCGATATCGAACGCAAAGTCACAACCTTAACCCGTAGCGGTGAGCTGCCGGTGGATAACTTTGGCGTGCCGCTGGCGGGTAGCCTGATTCCGTGGATCGACAAACAGCTCGATAACGGTCAGAGCCGCGAAGAGTGGAAAGGGCAGGCGGAAACCAACAAGATCCTCAACACATCTTCCGTAATTCCGGTAGATGGTTTATGTGTGCGTGTCGGGGCATTGCGCTGCCACAGCCAGGCATTCACTATTAAATTGAAAAAAGATGTGTCTATTCCGACCGTGGAAGAACTGCTGGCTGCGCACAATCCGTGGGCGAAAGTCGTTCCGAACGATCGGGAAATCACTATGCGTGAGCTAACCCCAGCTGCCGTTACCGGCACGCTGACCACGCCGGTAGGCCGCCTGCGTAAGCTGAATATGGGACCAGAGTTCCTGTCAGCCTTTACCGTGGGCGACCAGCTGCTGTGGGGGGCCGCGGAGCCGCTGCGTCGGATGCTTCGTCAACTGGCG ppc Thermobifida NZ_AAAQ010ATGACACGCGACAGCGCCCGCCAGGAGATGCCCGACCA 36 fusca 00037.1GCTTCGCCGCGACGTCCGGTTGCTCGGCGAAATGCTCGGCACCGTACTTGCCGAGAGTGGCGGTCAAGACCTGCTTGACGATGTGGAACGACTCCGCCGCGCCGTCATCGGAGCTCGCGAGGGGACGGTCGAGGGCAAAGAGATCACCGAGCTCGTCGCCTCGTGGCCACTGGAACGCGCCAAGCAGGTGGCGCGTGCCTTCACCGTCTACTTCCACCTGGTCAACCTGGCTGAAGAGCACCACCGTATGCGCGCCCTGCGGGAACGCGACGACGCGGCCACACCGCAGCGCGAATCGCTGGCTGCCGCAGTGCACTCCATCCGCGAAGACGCCGGGCCAGAGCGGCTGCGCGAACTCATCGCGGGCATGGAATTCCACCCGGTCCTGACCGCGCACCCCACCGAAGCGCGCCGTCGCGCCGTCTCCACCGCGATCCAGCGCATCAGTGCCCAACTGGAACGCCTGCACGCGGCCCACCCGGGAAGCGGCGCCGAAGCCGAGGCGCGTCGCAGACTCCTCGAAGAAATCGACCTGCTGTGGCGAACATCACAGCTCCGCTATACGAAGATGGACCCGCTCGACGAAGTGCGGACCGCCATGGCCGCCTTCGACGAGACCATCTTCACCGTCATCCCCGAGGTCTACCGCAGCCTCGACCGGGCGCTCGACCCCGAAGGCTGCGGACGGCGCCCCGCGCTGGCGAAAGCCTTCGTCCGCTACGGCAGTTGGATCGGCGGTGACCGCGACGGCAACCCCTTCGTCACCCACGAAGTGACGCGGGAAGCCATCACCATCCAGTCCGAGCACGTGCTGCGCGCCCTGGAAAACGCCTGCGAACGCATCGGCCGCACCCACACCGAGTACACCGGCCTCACCCCGCCCAGCGCGGAACTGCGCGCCGCGCTGAGCAGCGCCCGGGCTGCCTACCCGCGCCTGATGCAGGAGATCATCAAGCGCTCGCCCAACGAACCCCACCGCCAGCTCCTGCTGCTCGCCGCGGAACGGCTCCGCGCCACCCGGCTGCGCAACGCCGACCTCGGCTACCCCAACCCGGAAGCGTTCCTCGCCGACCTGCGGACCGTCCAAGAGTCGCTTGCTGCCGCGGGCGCTGTGCGCCAAGCCTACGGCGAACTCCAAAACCTCATCTGGCAGGCCGAAACCTTCGGCTTCCACCTCGCGGAACTGGAAATCCGCCAGCACAGCGCAGTCCACGCCGCCGCACTCAAGGAGATACGCGCTGGCGGGGAACTGTCCGAACGTACCGAGGAAGTCCTCGCCACCCTGCGGGTCGTCGCCTGGATTCAGGAGCGGTTCGGCGTGGAAGCATGCCGCCGCTACATCGTCAGCTTCACCCAGTCCGCTGACGACATCGCCGCCGTCTACGAGCTCGCCGAGCACGCCATGCCCCCGGGCAAGGCGCCCATCCTCGACGTCATCCCGCTCTTCGAAACCGGTGCCGACCTGGACGCGGCCCCCCAGGTCCTCGACGGCATGCTCCGCCTGCCCGCCGTCCAGCGCCGCCTCGAGCAGACCGGCCGCCGCATGGAAGTCATGCTCGGCTACAGCGACTCCGCCAAGGACGTCGGCCCGGTCAGCGCCACCCTGCGGCTCTACGACGCCCAGGCGCGGCTGGCCGAATGGGCGCGCGAGCACGACATCAAACTCACCCTGTTCCACGGCCGCGGCGGTGCCCTGGGCCGCGGCGGCGGGCCCGCCAACCGGGCCGTCCTCGCCCAGGCCCCCGGATCGGTGGACGGCCGCTTCAAGGTCACCGAGCAGGGCGPAGTCATCTTCGCCCGCTACGGTCAGCGGGCGATCGCCCACCGCCACATCGAACAGGTGGGCCACGCCGTGCTCATGGCCTCCACCGAAAGCGTGCAGCGGAGAGCCGCCGAGGCAGCCGCCCGGTTCCGCGGTATGGCTGACCGCATCGCCGAAGCCGCCCACGCCGCCTACCGCGCCCTCGTCGACACTGAAGGGTTCGCGGAGTGGTTCTCCCGGGTCAGCCCGTTGGAGGAGCTGAGTGAGCTGCGGCTGGGGTCGCGTCCGGCGCGCCGCTCGGCTGCCCGCGGCCTCGACGACCTCCGCGCTATCCCGTGGGTGTTCGCCTGGACCCAGACCCGGGTCAATCTGCCTGGCTGGTACGGGCTCGGCAGCGGCCTGGCCGCGGTCGACGACCTGGAAGCGCTGCACACCGCCTACAAGGAGTGGCCGCTGTTCGCCTCGCTGCTGGACAACGCCGAGATGAGCCTGGCCAAGACCGACCGGGTGATCGCCGAGCGCTACCTCGCGCTGGGCGGGCGTCCAGAGCTCACCGAACAGGTCCTCGCCGAATACGACCGCACCCGGGAACTGGTCCTCAAAGTCACGCGGCACACCCGCCTCCTCGAGAACCGCCGGGTGCTGTCCCGCGCGGTCGACCTGCGCAACCCCTACGTGGACGCCCTTTCGCACCTGCAGCTGCGTGCTCTGGAAGCCCTGCGCACCGGGGAAGCCGACCGGCTGTCCGAGGAGGACCGCAACCACCTGGAACGGCTCCTGCTGCTCTCGGTCAACGGTGTGGCCGCAGGGCTCCAGAACACT GGG ppc Mycobacterium AL583919.1ATGGTTGAGTTTTCCGATGCTATACTGGAACCGATCGG 37 leprae (can beTGCTGTCCAGCGGACTCGAGTCGGTCGCGAGGCGACTG used to cloneAACCTATGCGGGCCGACATCAGGCTATTGGGTACCATT M. smegmatisCTTGGTGATACTCTGCGTGAGCAGAACGGTGATGAGGT gene)ATTCGATCTCGTCGAACGAGTCCGGGTCGAGTCGTTCCGGGTGCGGCGTTCTGAGATTGATCGGGCCGATATGGCGCGTATGTTCTCTGGTCTCGACATTCACCTGGCCATCCCGATCATCCGGGCGTTTAGCCATTTCGCATTGTTGGCCAACGTTGCCGAGGACATCCACCGGGAGCGTCGGCGCCATATTCACCTCGACGCCGGCGAGCCACTGCGGGATAGCAGTTTAGCGGCCACTTACGCGAAACTTGATCTGGCAAAACTAGATTCGGCCACCGTGGCAGATGCCCTTACTGGTGCAGTGGTCTCGCCGGTGATTACTGCGCATCCCACCGAGACCCGTCGGCGTACCGTATTTGTTACCCAACGCCGGATTACCGAGTTGATGCGGCTGCACGCGGAGGGACACACCGAAACCGCCGATGGCCGCAGCATTGAGCGTGAATTGCGCCGTCAAATTCTCACGCTGTGGCAGACGGCATTGATTCGGTTGGCGCGATTGCAGATCTCCGACGAGATCGACGTAGGGCTGCGATATTACTCTGCCGCGCTTTTCCATGTGATTCCGCAGGTGAATTCCGAGGTGCGCAACGCGTTGCGTGCCCGGTGGCCCGACGCCGAGCTGCTGTCCGGCCCTATACTGCAACCCGGATCGTGGATCGGTGGTGACCGGGACGGAAACCCGAACGTGACTGCCGACGTGGTGCGGCGAGCGACCGGCAGCGCTGCCTACACCGTGGTGGCGCACTATTTGGCTGAACTCACCCACCTCGAGCAGGAGCTGTCGATGTCGGCGCGACTGATAACCGTCACCCCTGAGCTGGCCACGCTGGCCGCTAGCTGTCAGGACGCGGCCTGTGCCGACGAGCCGTACCGGCGGGCATTGCGGGTGATCCGCGGTCGATTGTCCTCGACTGCCGCCCACATCCTGGATCAGCAGCCACCCAACCAGCTTGGTCTGGGTTTGCCACCGTATTCGACGCCAGCCGAACTATGTGCCGATCTGGACACCATCGAAGCCTCCCTGTGCACGCACGGCGCCGCGTTGTTAGCCGACGATCGGTTGGCGCTGTTGCGAGAAGGTGTTGGAGTCTTTGGGTTTCACTTGTGCGGTCTGGATATGCGGCAAAATTCCGACGTGCACGAAGAGGTGGTCGCTGAGCTGTTGGCGTGGGCCGGGATGCACCAGGACTACAGTTCGTTGCCCGAAGATCAAAGAGTCAAGCTGCTGGTGGCCGAACTCGGTAACCGCCGCCCGTTGGTCGGGGATCGTGCGCAATTATCCGATTTGGCGCGCGGCGAGCTGGCCGTTCTTGCGGCCGCTGCCCACGCCGTTGAGCTCTACGGATCGGCCGCGGTGCCCAACTACATCATCTCGATGTGTCAGTCTGTGTCGGATGTCCTGGAGGTCGCGATCCTCTTGAAGGAGACTGGCCTGTTAGACGCCTCCGGGTCGCAGCCGTACTGTCCGGTGGGCATCTCGCCGCTGTTCGAGACGATCGACGATCTGCACAACGGGGCGGCCATTCTGCACGCGATGCTGGAACTTCCGCTATATCGAACGCTGGTGGCTGCTCGCGGTAACTGGCAGGAAGTGATGCTCGGCTACTCCGATTCCAACAAAGATGGCGGCTATCTGGCCGCCAACTGGGCGGTTTACCGCGCCGAGCTCGCTCTGGTAGACGTGGCCCGCAAAACCGGAATCCGTTTGCGACTTTTCCATGGTCGTGGCGGCACTGTCGGACGTGGCGGCGGTCCTAGCTATCAAGCTATTCTGGCGCAACCCCCGGGGGCGGTAAACGGCTCGTTGCGTCTCACCGAGCAAGGCGAGGTCATAGCCGCCAAATACGCCGAACCGCAAATAGCACGACGAAACCTAGAGAGTTTGGTGGCCGCGACCCTAGAATCAACTCTCTTGGATGTTGAAGGCTTAGGCGATGCGGCTGAATCTGCTTACGCCATACTCGATGAAGTAGCCGGCCTCGCGCGGCGATCCTACGCTGAATTAGTCAACACACCGGGTTTCGTTGACTATTTCCAAGCTTCCACGCCGGTCAGCGAGATCGGATCGTTGAACATTGGCAACCGACCGACATCACGTAAGCCTACCACGTCGATCGCGGATCTTCGTGCTATTCCGTGGGTACTGGCATGGAGCCAATCGCGAGTCATGCTCCCAGGTTGGTATGGCACCGGATCGGCGTTTCAGCAGTGGGTTGCGGCTGGACCCGAAAGTGAATCACAGCGGGTAGAAATGCTGCATGACCTCTATCAGCGTTGGCCGTTCTTTCGAAGTGTGCTGTCGAACATGGCGCAGGTACTGGCCAAAAGTGATCTGGGCCTGGCGGCCCGCTATGCTGAGCTGGTGGTCGACGAAGCCTTGCGGCGCAGAGTGTTTGACAAGATCGCCGACGAGCATCGGCGAACCATTGCCATCCACAAGCTCATTACGGGTCATGACGATCTGCTTGCTGACAACCCGGCTCTGGCGCGTTCGGTGTTCAACCGCTTCCCGTATCTGGAGCCGTTAAACCACCTTCAGGTGGAGCTATTGCGCCGCTACCGCTCGGGTCACGACGACGAAATGGTGCAACGCGGCATCCTTTTGACAATGAACGG ATTGGCCAGCGCGCTACGTAACAGCGGC ppcStreptomyces AF177946.1 GTGAGCAGTGCCGACGACCAGACCACCACGACGACCAG 38coelicolor CAGTGAACTGCGCGCCGACATCCGCCGGCTGGGTGATCTCCTCGGGGAGACCCTGGTCCGGCAGGAGGGCCCCGAACTGCTGGAACTCGTCGAGAAGGTACGCCGACTCACCCGAGAGGACGGCGAGGCCGCCGCCGAACTGCTGCGCGGCACCGAACTGGAGACCGCCGCCAAGCTCGTCCGCGCCTTCTCCACCTACTTCCACCTGGCCAACGTCACCGAGCAGGTCCACCGCGGCCGCGAGCTGGGCGCCAAGCGCGCCGCCGAGGGCGGACTGCTCGCCCGTACGGCCGACCGGCTGAAGGACGCCGACCCCGAGCACCTGCGCGAGACGGTCCGCAACCTCAACGTGCGCCCCGTGTTCACCGCGCACCCCACCGAGGCCGCCCGCCGCTCCGTCCTCAACAAGCTGCGCCGCATCGCCGCCCTCCTGGACACCCCGGTCAACGAGTCGGACCGGCGCCGCCTGGACACCCGCCTCGCCGAGAACATCGACCTCGTCTGGCAGACCGACGAGCTGCGCGTCGTGCGCCCCGAGCCCGCCGACGAGGCCCGCAACGCCATCTACTACCTCGACGAGCTGCACCTGGGCGCCGTCGGCGACGTCCTCGAAGACCTCACCGCCGAGCTGGAGCGGGCCGGCGTCAAGCTCCCCGACGACACCCGCCCCCTCACCTTCGGCACCTGGATCGGCGGCGACCGCGACGGCAACCCCAACGTCACCCCCCAGGTGACCTGGGACGTCCTCATCCTCCAGCACGAGCACGGCATCAACGACGCCCTGGAGATGATCGACGAGCTGCGCGGCTTCCTCTCCAACTCCATCCGGTACGCCGGTGCGACCGAGGAACTGCTCGCCTCGCTCCAGGCCGACCTGGAACGCCTCCCCGAGATCAGCCCCCGCTACAAGCGCCTCAACGCCGAGGAGCCCTACCGGCTCAAGGCCACCTGCATCCGCCAGAAGCTGGAGAACACCAAGCAGCGCCTCGCCAAGGGCACCCCCCACGAGGACGGCCGCGACTACCTCGGCACCGCCCAGCTCATCGACGACCTGCGCATCGTCCAGACCTCGCTGCGCGAACACCGCGGCGGCCTGTTCGCCGACGGGCGCCTCGCCCGCACCATCCGCACCCTGGCCGCCTTCGGCCTCCAGCTCGCCACCATGGACGTCCGCGAGCACGCCGACGCCCACCACCACGCCCTCGGCCAGCTCTTCGACCGGCTCGGCGAGGAGTCCTGGCGCTACGCCGACATGCCGCGCGAGTACCGCACCAAGCTCCTCGCCAAGGAACTGCGCTCCCGCAGGCCGCTGGCCCCCAGCCCCGCCCCCGTCGACGCGCCCGGCGAGAAGACCCTCGGCGTCTTCCAGACCGTCCGCCGCGCCCTGGAGGTCTTCGGCCCCGAGGTCATCGAGTCCTACATCATCTCCATGTGCCAGGGCGCCGACGACGTCTTCGCCGCGGCGGTACTGGCCCGCGAGGCCGGGCTGATCGACCTGCACGCCGGCTGGGCGAAGATCGGCATCGTGCCGCTGCTGGAGACCACCGACGAGCTGAAGGCCGCCGACACCATCCTGGAGGACCTGCTCGCCGACCCCTCCTACCGGCGCCTGGTCGCGCTGCGCGGCGACGTCCAGGAGGTCATGCTCGGCTACTCCGACTCCTCCAAGTTCGGCGGTATCACCACCAGCCAGTGGGAGATCCACCGCGCCCAGCGCCGGCTGCGCGACGTCGCCCACCGCTACGGCGTACGGCTGCGCCTCTTCCACGGCCGCGGCGGCACCGTCGGCCGCGGCGGCGGCCCCACCCACGACGCCATCCTCGCCCAGCCCTGGGGCACCCTGGAGGGCGAGATCAAGGTCACCGAGCAGGGCGAGGTCATCTCCGACAAGTACCTCATCCCCGCCCTCGCCCGGGAGAACCTGGAGCTGACCGTCGCGGCCACCCTCCAGGCCTCCGCCCTGCACACCGCGCCCCGCCAGTCCGACGAGGCCCTGGCCCGCTGGGACGCCGCGATGGACGTCGTCTCCGACGCCGCCCACACCGCCTACCGGCACCTGGTCGAGGACCCCGACCTGCCGACCTACTTCCTGGCCTCCACCCCGGTCGACCAGCTCGCCGACCTGCACCTGGGCTCGCGGCCCTCCCGCCGCCCCGGCTCGGGCGTCTCGCTCGACGGACTGCGCGCCATCCCGTGGGTGTTCGGCTGGACCCAGTCCCGGCAGATCGTCCCCGGCTGGTACGGCGTCGGCTCCGGCCTCAAGGCCCTGCGCGAGGCGGGCCTGGACACCGTGCTCGACGAGATGCACCAGCAGTGGCACTTCTTCCGCAACTTCATCTCCAACGTCGAGATGACCCTCGCCAAGACCGACCTGCGCATCGCCCAGCACTACGTCGACACCCTCGTCCCGGACGAGCTCAAGCACGTCTTCGACACCATCAAGGCCGAGCACGAGCTCACCGTCGCCGAGGTCCTGCGCGTCACCGGCGAGAGTGAACTGCTGGACGCCGACCCGGTCCTCAAGCAGACCTTCACCATCCGCGACGCCTACCTCGACCCCATCTCCTACCTCCAGGTCGCCCTCCTCGGCCGTCAGCGCGAGGCCGCCGCCGCGAACGAGGACCCGGACCCCCTCCTCGCCCGAGCCCTCCTCCTCACCGTCAACGGCGTGGCAGCGGGCCTGCGCAACACCGGCTGA ppc ErwiniaATGAATGAACAATATTCCGCCATGCGGAGCAATGTCAG 39 chrysanthemiCATGCTGGGTAAACTACTCGGCGACACCATCAAGGATGCGCTGGGCGCCAATATCCTTGAGCGTGTTGAAACAATCCGCAAGCTGTCCAAAGCCTCGCGGGCCGGCAGCGAAACACACCGTCAGGAACTGCTGACCACACTGCAGAACCTGTCCAACGATGAACTGCTGCCGGTCGCCCGCGCATTCAGCCAGTTCCTTAACCTGACCAACACCGCCGAGCAATACCACAGTATCTCTCCGCACGGCGAAGCGGCCAGTAACCCGGAAGCGCTGGCGACGGTGTTTCGCAGTCTGAAAAGCCGCGACAACCTGAGCGACAAGGATATCCGCGACGCGGTGGAGTCGCTCTCCATCGAGCTGGTGTTGACCGCGCACCCGACCGAAATCACCCGCCGTACGCTGATCCACAAACTGGTTGAAGTGAATACCTGCCTCAAGCAGCTCGATCACGACGATCTGGCCGATTATGAACGCCACCAGATCATGCGCCGTCTGCGCCAGCTGATCGCCCAATACTGGCATACCGATGAAATCCGCAAAATCCGCCCGACGCCGGTGGACGAAGCCAAGTGGGGTTTCGCGGTGGTGGAAAATAGCCTGTGGGAAGGGGTGCCGGCGTTTCTGCGCGAACTCGACGAGCAGATGGGTAAAGAGTTGGGCTACCGTCTGCCGGTGGATTCGGTGCCGGTGCGCTTCACCTCCTGGATGGGCGGCGACCGCGACGGCAACCCGAACGTGACCTCTGAAGTCACCCGCCGCGTGCTGCTGCTAAGCCGCTGGAAAGCCGCGGACCTGTTCCTGCGCGACGTACAGGTGCTGGTTTCCGAACTGTCGATGACCACCTGTACGCCGGAACTGCAACAACTGGCAGGCGGCGACGAGGTGCAGGAACCCTACCGCGAACTGATGAAAGCGCTGCGCGCACAGTTGACTGCTACCCTGGATTATCTGGACGCGCGTCTGAAAGATGAACAACGGATGCCGCCCAAAGATCTGCTGGTCACCAACGAGCAGTTATGGGAACCGCTGTACGCCTGTTACCAGTCGCTGCATGCCTGCGGCATGGGCATCATCGCCGATGGTCAATTGCTCGATACCCTGCGCCGGGTGCGCTGCTTTGGCGTGCCGCTGGTGCGTATCGACGTACGTCAGGAGAGCACCCGTCACACCGACGCGCTGGCGGAAATCACCCGCTATCTGGGGCTGGGAGACTACGAAAGCTGGTCGGAATCCGACAAGCAGGCGTTCCTGATCCGCGAACTTAACTCCAAGCGTCCGCTGCTGCCGCGCCAGTGGGAACCGAGCGCCGACACCCAGGAAGTGCTGGAAACCTGCCGGGTGATCGCCGAAACCCCGCGCGACTCCATCGCCGCCTATGTAATTTCGATGGCGCGCACCCCGTCCGACGTGCTGGCGGTGCATTTGCTGCTGAAAGAAGCCGGCTGTCCGTACGCGCTGCCGGTGGCGCCGCTGTTCGAAACGCTGGACGACCTGAATAACGCCGACAGCGTAATGATCCAGTTGCTCAACATCGACTGGTATCGCGGCTTCATTCAGGGCAAGCAGATGGTGATGATCGGCTATTCCGACTCCGCCAAAGACGCCGGGGTGATGGCGGCCTCCTGGGCGCAGTACCGCGCGCAAGACGCACTGATCAAGACCTGCGAGAAATACGGCATCGCCCTGACGCTGTTTCACGGTCGCGGCGGTTCGATTGGCCGCGGCGGCGCGCCGGCTCACGCCGCGCTGCTCTCCCAACCGCCGGGCAGCCTGAAAGGCGGCCTGCGCGTCACCGAACAGGGCGAGATGATCCGCTTTAAGTTCGGCCTGCCGGAAGTCACCATTAGCAGCCTGTCGCTCTACACGTCCGCCATTCTGGAAGCCAACCTGTTGCCGCCGCCGGAGCCGAAGCAGGAGTGGCATCACATCATGAACGAGCTGTCGCGCATTTCCTGCGACATGTACCGCGGCTACGTACGGGAAAACCCGGATTTCGTGCCCTACTTCCGTGCCGCCACGCCGGAGCTGGAACTGGGCAAACTGCCGCTGGGGTCACGTCCGGCCAAGCGTCGGCCGAACGGCGGCGTGGAAAGCCTGCGCGCCATCCCGTGGATTTTCGCCTGGACCCAGAACCGCCTGATGCTGCCCGCCTGGTTGGGCGCCGGCGCCGCGCTGCAAAAAGTGATCGACGACGGTCACCAGAACCAGCTGGAAGCCATGTGCCGCGACTGGCCGTTCTTCTCCACCCGTATCGGTATGCTGGAAATGGTATTCGCCAAGGCCGACCTATGGCTGGCGGAATACTACGATCAGCGGCTGGTGGACGAGAAACTGTGGTCGCTCGGCAAACAGCTGCGCGAACAGCTGGAAAGAGACATCAAAGCGGTGTTGACCATCTCCAACGACGACCATCTGATGGCCGACCTGCCGTGGATCGCCGAATCCATCGCGCTACGCAACGTCTACACCGACCCGCTCAACGTGCTGCAGGCGGAGCTGCTGCACCGTTCACGCCAGCAGGAAACACTGGACCCGCAGGTGGAACAGGCGCTGATGGTCACCATCGCCGGCGTCGCCGCCGGG ATGCGCAATACCGGCTAA ppc Coryne-NC_003450 ATGACTGATTTTTTACGCGATGACATCAGGTTCCTCGG 242 bacteriumTCAAATCCTCGGTGAGGTAATTGCGGAACAAGAAGGCC glutamicumAGGAGGTTTATGAACTGGTCGAACAAGCGCGCCTGACTTCTTTTGATATCGCCAAGGGCAACGCCGAAATGGATAGCCTGGTTCAGGTTTTCGACGGCATTACTCCAGCCAAGGCAACACCGATTGCTCGCGCATTTTCCCACTTCGCTCTGCTGGCTAACCTGGCGGAAGACCTCTACGATGAAGAGCTTCGTGAACAGGCTCTCGATGCAGGCGACACCCCTCCGGACAGCACTCTTGATGCCACCTGGCTGAAACTCAATGAGGGCAATGTTGGCGCAGAAGCTGTGGCCGATGTGCTGCGCAATGCTGAGGTGGCGCCGGTTCTGACTGCGCACCCAACTGAGACTCGCCGCCGCACTGTTTTTGATGCGCAAAAGTGGATCACCACCCACATGCGTGAACGCCACGCTTTGCAGTCTGCGGAGCCTACCGCTCGTACGCAAAGCAAGTTGGATGAGATCGAGAAGAACATCCGCCGTCGCATCACCATTTTGTGGCAGACCGCGTTGATTCGTGTGGCCCGCCCACGTATCGAGGACGAGATCGAAGTAGGGCTGCGCTACTACAAGCTGAGCCTTTTGGAAGAGATTCCACGTATCAACCGTGATGTGGCTGTTGAGCTTCGTGAGCGTTTCGGCGAGGGTGTTCCTTTGAAGCCCGTGGTCAAGCCAGGTTCCTGGATTGGTGGAGACCACGACGGTAACCCTTATGTCACCGCGGAAACAGTTGAGTATTCCACTCACCGCGCTGCGGAAACCGTGCTCAAGTACTATGCACGCCAGCTGCATTCCCTCGAGCATGAGCTCAGCCTGTCGGACCGCATGAATAAGGTCACCCCGCAGCTGCTTGCGCTGGCAGATGCAGGGCACAACGACGTGCCAAGCCGCGTGGATGAGCCTTATCGACGCGCCGTCCATGGCGTTCGCGGACGTATCCTCGCGACGACGGCCGAGCTGATCGGCGAGGACGCCGTTGAGGGCGTGTGGTTCAAGGTCTTTACTCCATACGCATCTCCGGAAGAATTCTTAAACGATGCGTTGACCATTGATCATTCTCTGCGTGAATCCAAGGACGTTCTCATTGCCGATGATCGTTTGTCTGTGCTGATTTCTGCCATCGAGAGCTTTGGATTCAACCTTTACGCACTGGATCTGCGCCAAAACTCCGAAAGCTACGAGGACGTCCTCACCGAGCTTTTCGAACGCGCCCAAGTCACCGCAAACTACCGCGAGCTGTCTGAAGCAGAGAAGCTTGAGGTGCTGCTGAAGGAACTGCGCAGCCCTCGTCCGCTGATCCCGCACGGTTCAGATGAATACAGCGAGGTCACCGACCGCGAGCTCGGCATCTTCCGCACCGCGTCGGAGGCTGTTAAGAAATTCGGGCCACGGATGGTGCCTCACTGCATCATCTCCATGGCATCATCGGTCACCGATGTGCTCGAGCCGATGGTGTTGCTCAAGGAATTCGGACTCATCGCAGCCAACGGCGACAACCCACGCGGCACCGTCGATGTCATCCCACTGTTCGAAACCATCGAAGATCTCCAGGCCGGCGCCGGAATCCTCGACGAACTGTGGAAAATTGATCTCTACCGCAACTACCTCCTGCAGCGCGACAACGTCCAGGAAGTCATGCTCGGTTACTCCGATTCCAACAAGGATGGCGGATATTTCTCCGCAAACTGGGCGCTTTACGACGCGGAACTGCAGCTCGTCGAACTATGCCGATCAGCCGGGGTCAAGCTTCGCCTGTTCCACGGCCGTGGTGGCACCGTCGGCCGCGGTGGCGGACCTTCCTACGACGCGATTCTTGCCCAGCCCAGGGGGGCTGTCCAAGGTTCCGTGCGCATCACCGAGCAGGGCGAGATCATCTCCGCTAAGTACGGCAACCCCGAAACCGCGCGCCGAAACCTCGAAGCCCTGGTCTCAGCCACGCTTGAGGCATCGCTTCTCGACGTCTCCGAACTCACCGATCACCAACGCGCGTACGACATCATGAGTGAGATCTCTGAGCTCAGCTTGAAGAAGTACGCCTCCTTGGTGCACGAGGATCAAGGCTTCATCGATTACTTCACCCAGTCCACGCCGCTGCAGGAGATTGGATCCCTCAACATCGGATCCAGGCCTTCCTCACGCAAGCAGACCTCCTCGGTGGAAGATTTGCGAGCCATCCCATGGGTGCTCAGCTGGTCACAGTCTCGTGTCATGCTGCCAGGCTGGTTTGGTGTCGGAACCGCATTAGAGCAGTGGATTGGCGAAGGGGAGCAGGCCACCCAACGCATTGCCGAGCTGCAAACACTCAATGAGTCCTGGCCATTTTTCACCTCAGTGTTGGATAACATGGCTCAGGTGATGTCCAAGGCAGAGCTGCGTTTGGCAAAGCTCTACGCAGACCTGATCCCAGATACGGAAGTAGCCGAGCGAGTCTATTCCGTCATCCGCGAGGAGTACTTCCTGACCAAGAAGATGTTCTGCGTAATCACCGGCTCTGATGATCTGCTTGATGACAACCCACTTCTCGCACGCTCTGTCCAGCGCCGATACCCCTACCTGCTTCCACTCAACGTGATCCAGGTAGAGATGATGCGACGCTACCGAAAAGGCGACCAAAGCGAGCAAGTGTCCCGCAACATTCAGCTGACCATGAACGGTCTTTCC ACTGCGCTGCGCAACTCCGGC ppcEscherichia X05903 ATGAACGAACAATATTCCGCATTGCGTAGTAATGTCAG 243 coliTATGCTCGGCAAAGTGCTGGGAGAAACCATCAAGGATGCGTTGGGAGAACACATTCTTGAACGCGTAGAAACTATCCGTAAGTTGTCGAAATCTTCACGCGCTGGCAATGATGCTAACCGCCAGGAGTTGCTCACCACCTTACAAAATTTGTCGAACGACGAGCTGCTGCCCGTTGCGCGTGCGTTTAGTCAGTTCCTGAACCTGGCCAACACCGCCGAGCAATACCACAGCATTTCGCCGAAAGGCGAAGCTGCCAGCAACCCGGAAGTGATCGCCCGCACCCTGCGTAAACTGAAAAACCAGCCGGAACTGAGCGAAGACACCATCAAAAAAGCAGTGGAATCGCTGTCGCTGGAACTGGTCCTCACGGCTCACCCAACCGAAATTACCCGTCGTACACTGATCCACAAAATGGTGGAAGTGAACGCCTGTTTAAAACAGCTCGATAACAAAGATATCGCTGACTACGAACACAACCAGCTGATGCGTCGCCTGCGCCAGTTGATCGCCCAGTCATGGCATACCGATGAAATCCGTAAGCTGCGTCCAAGCCCGGTAGATGAAGCCAAATGGGGCTTTGCCGTAGTGGAAAACAGCCTGTGGCAAGGCGTACCAAATTACCTGCGCGAACTGAACGAACAACTGGAAGAGAACCTCGGCTACAAACTGCCCGTCGAATTTGTTCCGGTCCGTTTTACTTCGTGGATGGGCGGCGACCGCGACGGCAACCCGAACGTCACTGCCGATATCACCCGCCACGTCCTGCTACTCAGCCGCTGGAAAGCCACCGATTTGTTCCTGAAAGATATTCAGGTGCTGGTTTCTGAACTGTCGATGGTTGAAGCGACCCCTGAACTGCTGGCGCTGGTTGGCGAAGAAGGTGCCGCAGAACCGTATCGCTATCTGATGAAAAACCTGCGTTCTCGCCTGATGGCGACACAGGCATGGCTGGAAGCGCGCCTGAAAGGCGAAGAACTGCCAAAACCAGAAGGCCTGCTGACACAAAACGAAGAACTGTGGGAACCGCTCTACGCTTGCTACCAGTCACTTCAGGCGTGTGGCATGGGTATTATCGCCAACGGCGATCTGCTCGACACCCTGCGCCGCGTGAAATGTTTCGGCGTACCGCTGGTCCGTATTGATATCCGTCAGGAGAGCACGCGTCATACCGAAGCGCTGGGCGAGCTGACCCGCTACCTCGGTATCGGCGACTACGAAAGCTGGTCAGAGGCCGACAAACAGGCGTTCCTGATCCGCGAACTGAACTCCAAACGTCCGCTTCTGCCGCGCAACTGGCAACCAAGCGCCGAAACGCGCGAAGTGCTCGATACCTGCCAGGTGATTGCCGAAGCACCGCAAGGCTCCATTGCCGCCTACGTGATCTCGATGGCGAAAACGCCGTCCGACGTACTGGCTGTCCACCTGCTGCTGAAAGAAGCGGGTATCGGGTTTGCGATGCCGGTTGCTCCGCTGTTTGAAACCCTCGATGATCTGAACAACGCCAACGATGTCATGACCCAGCTGCTCAATATTGACTGGTATCGTGGCCTGATTCAGGGCAAACAGATGGTGATGATTGGCTATTCCGACTCAGCAAAAGATGCGGGAGTGATGGCAGCTTCCTGGGCGCAATATCAGGCACAGGATGCATTAATCAAAACCTGCGAAAAAGCGGGTATTGAGCTGACGTTGTTCCACGGTCGCGGCGGTTCCATTGGTCGCGGCGGCGCACCTGCTCATGCGGCGCTGCTGTCACAACCGCCAGGAAGCCTGAAAGGCGGCCTGCGCGTAACCGAACAGGGCGAGATGATCCGCTTTAAATATGGTCTGCCAGAAATCACCGTCAGCAGCCTGTCGCTTTATACCGGGGCGATTCTGGAAGCCAACCTGCTGCCACCGCCGGAGCCGAAAGAGAGCTGGCGTCGCATTATGGATGAACTGTCAGTCATCTCCTGCGATGTCTACCGCGGCTACGTACGTGAAAACAAAGATTTTGTGCCTTACTTCCGCTCCGCTACGCCGGAACAAGAACTGGGCAAACTGCCGTTGGGTTCACGTCCGGCGAAACGTCGCCCAACCGGCGGCGTCGAGTCACTACGCGCCATTCCGTGGATCTTCGCCTGGACGCAAAACCGTCTGATGCTCCCCGCCTGGCTGGGTGCAGGTACGGCGCTGCAAAAAGTGGTCGAAGACGGCAAACAGAGCGAGCTGGAGGCTATGTGCCGCGATTGGCCATTCTTCTCGACGCGTCTCGGCATGCTGGAGATGGTCTTCGCCAAAGCAGACCTGTGGCTGGCGGAATACTATGACCAACGCCTGGTAGACAAAGCACTGTGGCCGTTAGGTAAAGAGTTACGCAACCTGCAAGAAGAAGACATCAAAGTGGTGCTGGCGATTGCCAACGATTCCCATCTGATGGCCGATCTGCCGTGGATTGCAGAGTCTATTCAGCTACGGAATATTTACACCGACCCGCTGAACGTATTGCAGGCCGAGTTGCTGCACCGCTCCCGCCAGGCAGAAAAAGAAGGCCAGGAACCGGATCCTCGCGTCGAACAAGCGTTAATGGTCACTATTGCCGGG ATTGCGGCAGGTATGCGTAATACCGGCTAApyc Streptomyces AL939105.1 ATGGTCTCGTCACCCGGCAGGCTGAAGGGATCAAGAAT 40coelicolor GTTCCGCAAGGTGCTGGTCGCCAACCGCGGTGAGATCGCGATCCGTGCGTTTCGGGCGGGCTACGAGCTCGGCGCGCGCACCGTCGCCGTCTTCCCGCACGAGGACCGCAATTCGCTGCACCGGCTCAAGGCCGACGAGGCCTACGAGATCGGGGAGCAGGGGCATCCCGTCCGCGCGTACCTCTCCGTGGAGGAGATCGTGCGCGCCGCCCGCCGTGCGGGGGCCGACGCCGTCTACCCGGGCTACGGCTTCCTGTCCGAGAACCCCGAACTCGCCCGCGCCTGCGAGGAGGCCGGGATCACCTTCGTCGGTCCCAGCGCCCGGATCCTGGAACTGACCGGCAACAAGGCACGGGCCGTGGCCGCCGCCCGCGAGGCCGGAGTACCCGTGCTCGGCTCCTCGGCGCCCTCCACCGACGTGGACGAACTCGTACGCGCCGCCGACGACGTCGGCTTCCCCGTGTTCGTCAAGGCGGTCGCGGGCGGCGGCGGGCGCGGCATGCGCCGCGTCGAGGAACCCGCCCAGCTGCGCGAGGCCATCGAGGCCGCCTCCCGCGAGGCCGCGTCCGCCTTCGGCGACTCCACCGTCTTCCTGGAGAAGGCGGTCGTCGAACCCCGCCACATCGAGGTGCAGATCCTCGCCGACGGCGAGGGCGACGTCATCCACCTCTTCGAGCGGGACTGCTCGGTGCAGCGCCGCCACCAGAAGGTGATCGAGCTGGCGCCCGCGCCCAACCTCGACCCGGCCCTGCGGGAGCGGATCTGCGCCGACGCCGTGAACTTCGCCCGGCAGATCGGCTACCGCAACGCGGGCACCGTCGAGTTCCTCGTCGACCGGGACGGCAACCACGTCTTCATCGAGATGAACCCGCGCATCCAGGTCGAGCACACGGTCACCGAGGAGGTCACCGACGTCGACCTGGTCCAGTCCCAGCTGCGCATCGCCGCCGGCCAGACGCTGGCCGACCTCGGACTCGCCCAGGAGAACATCACCCTGCGCGGTGCCGCACTCCAGTGCCGCATCACCACCGAGGACCCGGCCAACGGCTTCCGCCCGGACACCGGGCAGATCAGCGCCTACCGTTCGCCGGGCGGCTCCGGCATCCGGCTCGACGGCGGTACCACCCACGCCGGTACGGAGATCAGCGCGCACTTCGACTCGATGCTGGTCAAGCTCTCCTGCCGGGGACGGGACTTCACCACCGCGGTGAACCGCGCCCGGCGTGCGGTCGCCGAGTTCCGCATCCGCGGCGTCGCCACCAACATCCCCTTCCTCCAGGCGGTCCTGGACGACCCCGACTTCCAGGCCGGCCGGGTCACCACCTCGTTCATCGAACAGCGCCCGCACCTGCTGACCGCCCGGCACTCCGCCGACCGCGGCACCAAGCTGCTGACCTACCTCGCCGACGTCACGGTGAACAAGCCGCACGGCGAGCGCCCCGAGCTGGTCGACCCGCTGACCAAGCTGCCGACGGCGTCCGCCGGTGAACCGCCCGCCGGGTCCCGCCAGTTGCTGGCCGAGCTGGGGCCGGAGGGGTTCGCCCGCCGACTGCGCGAGTCGTCCACCATCGGCGTCACCGACACCACCTTCCGCGACGCCCACCAGTCGCTGCTCGCCACCCGGGTGCGCACCAAGGACATGCTCGCCGTGGCGCCCGTCGTCGCCCGCACCCTGCCCCAGCTGCTGTCCCTGGAGTGCTGGGGCGGCGCCACCTACGACGTCGCCCTGCGCTTCCTCGCCGAGGACCCCTGGGAGCGGCTAGCCGCGCTGCGCGAGGCGGTGCCCAACCTCTGCCTCCAGATGCTGCTGCGCGGCCGCAACACCGTGGGCTACACCCCGTACCCGACCGAGGTGACCGACGCCTTCGTGCAGGAGGCCGCCGCCACCGGCATCGACATCTTCCGCATCTTCGACGCCCTCAACGACGTCGAGCAGATGCGGCCCGCCATCGAGGCCGTACGGCAGACCGGCAGCGCCGTCGCCGAGGTCGCGCTCTGCTACACCGCCGACCTGTCCGACCCCTCCGAGCGGCTCTACACCCTCGACTACTACCTGCGGCTCGCCGAGCAGATCGTGAACGCCGGAGCGCACGTGCTGGCCGTCAAGGACATGGCCGGGCTGCTGCGCGCACCGGCCGCCGCGACCCTGGTGTCCGCGCTGCGCCGGGAGTTCGACCTGCCGGTGCACCTGCACACCCACGACACCACCGGCGGCCAGCTCGCCACCTACCTGGCCGCGATCCAGGCGGGCGCGGACGCCGTCGACGGTGCGGTGGCGTCCATGGCGGGCACCACTTCGCAGCCGTCGCTGTCGGCGATCGTGGCCGCCACCGACCACACCGAGCGGCCCACCGGCCTCGACCTCCAGGCCGTCGGCGACCTGGAGCCGTACTGGGAGAGCGTCCGCAAGGTCTACGCCCCGTTCGAGGCCGGCCTGGCCTCCCCGACCGGCCGGGTCTACCACCACGAGATTCCCGGCGGCCAGCTCTCCAACCTGCGCACCCAGGCCGTCGCGCTCGGCCTCGGCGACCGCTTCGAGGACATCGAGGCCATGTACGCCGCCGCCGACCGGATGCTGGGCCGCCTGGTGAAGGTCACCCCGTCCTCCAAGGTGGTCGGCGACCTGGCCCTGCATCTGGTGGGCGCCGGTGTCTCCCCGGCGGACTTCGAGCAGGACCCCGACCGGTTCGACATCCCGGACTCCGTGGTCGGCTTCCTGCGCGGCGAGCTGGGCACCCCGCCCGGCGGCTGGCCCGAGCCGTTCCGCAGCAAGGCGCTGCGCGGCCGCGCCGAGGCCAGGCCGCTCGCCGAGCTGTCCGAGGACGACCGCGACGGCCTCGGCAAGGACCGCCGGGCGACGCTCAACCGGCTGCTGTTCCCGGGACCGGCCCGCGAGTTCGACACCCACCGCGCCTCGTACGGCGACACCAGCATCCTCGACAGCAAGGACTTCTTCTACGGGCTGCGCCCGGGCAAGGAGTACACGGTCGACCTCGACCCCGGCGTCCGGCTGCTCATCGAACTCCAGGCGGTCGGCGACGCCGACGAGCGCGGCATGCGCACCGTGATGTCCTCCCTGAACGGACAGCTCCGCCCCATCCAGGTCCGCGACCGGTCGGCCGCCACCGACGTCCCGGTGACGGAGAAGGCCGACCGGGCGAACCCCGGCCACGTCGCGGCGCCGTTCGCCGGTGTGGTGACCCTCGCCGTCGCCGAGGGCGACGAGGTGGAGGCCGGGGCCACCGTGGCCACCATCGAGGCGATGAAGATGGAGGCGTCGATCACGGCCCCGAAGTCCGGCACGGTGACCAGGCTCGCCATCAACCGCATCCAGCAGGTCGAGG GCGGCGATCTTCTCGTCCAACTCGCC pycMycobacterium AF262949 GTGATCTCCAAGGTGCTCGTCGCCAACCGCGGCGAAAT 41smegmatis CGCGATCCGCGCATTCCGTGCTGCGTACGAGATGGGCATCGCCACGGTGGCGGTGTATCCGTACGAGGACCGGAATTCGCTCCATCGGCTCAAGGCCGACGAGTCATATCAGATCGGCGAGGTGGGTCATCCCGTCCGCGCGTATCTGTCGGTCGACGAGATCATCCGCGTCGCCAAGCATTCGGGCGCCGACGCGGTGTACCCGGGCTACGGCTTCCTGTCGGAGAACCCCGATCTGGCGGCCAAGTGCGCCGAGGCGGGTATCACGTTCGTGGGACCGTCCGCCGAGGTGCTGCAGCTCACGGGTAACAAGGCACGCGCGATCGCCGCGGCGCGCGCCGCGGGCCTTCCCGTGCTGAGTTCGTCGGAGCCGTCGTCGTCGGTGGACGAGTTGATGGCCGCTGCCGCCGACATGGAGTTCCCGCTGTTCGTCAAGGCGGTCTCGGGTGGCGGCGGGCGCGGCATGCGCCGCGTCACCGACCGCGAGTCCCTGGCCGAGGCGATCGAGGCGGCCTCGCGGGAGGCCGAGTCGGCGTTCGGCGACGCGTCGGTGTACCTGGAGCAGGCCGTGCTCAACCCGCGTCACATCGAGGTGCAGATCCTCGCCGACGGCGCGGGCAACGTCATGCACCTGTTCGAGCGTGACTGCAGCGTGCAGCGCAGGCATCAGAAGGTCGTCGAGCTGGCGCCCGCGCCCAACCTGAGTGACGAACTGCGCCAACAGATCTGCGCCGACGCCGTGGCCTTCGCGCGCCAGATCGGGTACTCGTGCGCGGGCACCGTCGAGTTCCTGCTCGACGAGCGCGGCCATCACGTGTTCATCGAGTGCAATCCGCGAATCCAGGTGGAGCACACGGTGACCGAGGAGATCACCGACGTGGACCTGGTGTCCTCGCAGTTGCGCATCGCCGCGGGCGAGACGCTCGCCGATCTCGGTCTGTCCCAGGACCGGCTCGTGGTGCGTGGCGCGGCCATGCAGTGCCGCATCACCACCGAGGTCCCGGCCAACGGCTTCCGACCCGACACCGGCCGCATCACCGCGTACCGCTCGCCGGGCGGCGCGGGCATCCGCCTCGACGGCGGCACCAACCTGGGTGCGGAGATCTCGGCGCACTTCGACTCCATGCTGGTCAAGCTGACGTGCCGGGGACGCGACTTCTCGGCCGCGGCCTCGCGCGCGCGCCGCGCCCTGGCGGAGTTCCGCATCCGCGGTGTGTCGACCAACATCCCGTTCCTGCAGGCGGTCATCGACGATCCGGACTTCCGCGCCGGACGGGTGACGACGTCGTTCATCGACGACCGGCCGCATCTATTGACCTCGCGGTCTCCTGCCGACCGCGGCACCAGGATCCTCAACTACCTGGCCGACATCACGGTCAACAAGCCGCACGGCGAACGGCCTTCGACGGTTTACCCGCAGGACAAGCTGCCGCCGCTGGATCTGCAGGCGCCGCCGCCCGCGGGATCCAAACAGCGCCTCGTGGAACTGGGGCCCGAGGGTTTCGCGGGCTGGCTGCGCGAATCCAAGGCCGTCGGCGTCACCGACACGACGTTCCGCGACGCGCACCAGTCGCTGCTGGCCACGCGTGTGCGCACCACCGGTCTGCTGATGGTGGCGCCGTACGTCGCACGCTCCATGCCGCAGTTGCTGTCGATCGAGTGCTGGGGCGGCGCGACCTACGATGTGGCCCTTCGCTTCCTGAAGGAAGACCCGTGGGAGCGGCTGGCGGCGCTGCGCGAGAGCGTGCCCAACATCTGCCTGCAGATGCTGCTGCGGGGACGCAACACCGTGGGCTACACGCCGTACCCGGAACTGGTCACCTCGGCGTTCGTCGAGGAGGCCGCGGCGACCGGTATCGACATCTTCCGGATCTTCGACGCGCTCAACAACGTCGAGTCGATGCGGCCCGCGATCGACGCGGTGCGGGAAACCGGTTCGACCATCGCCGAAGTCGCGATGTGCTACACGGGCGACCTCAGCGATCCCGCGGAGAACCTCTACACGCTCGACTACTACCTGAAGCTGGCCGAGCAGATCGTCGAGGCCGGCGCCCACGTGCTGGCGATCAAGGACATGGCCGGTCTGCTGCGCGCCCCGGCCGCCCACACGCTCGTGAGCGCGTTGCGCAGCCGGTTCGATCTGCCCGTGCACGTGCACACCCACGACACCCCGGGCGGTCAGCTCGCGACGTACCTCGCGGCGTGGTCGGCCGGCGCGGACGCGGTGGACGGCGCCTCGGCGCCGATGGCCGGGACCACGAGCCAGCCCGCGCTGAGCTCGATCGTCGCGGCGGCCGCGCACACCCAGTACGACACGGGCCTGGACCTGCGTGCGGTGTGCGACCTTGAGCCCTACTGGGAGGCGGTGAGAAAGGTCTACGCGCCGTTCGAGTCCGGGCTGCCCGGGCCAACCGGCCGCGTCTACACCCACGAGATTCCCGGTGGGCAGTTGAGCAACCTGCGTCAGCAGGCCATCGCGTTGGGCCTCGGCGACCGGTTCGAGGAGATCGAGGCCAATTACGCTGCGGCCGACCGGGTTCTGGGACGGCTCGTGAAGGTGACCCCGTCGTCGAAGGTGGTCGGGGACCTGGCGCTGGCGCTCGTGGGTGCGGGCATCACCGCCGAGGAGTTCGCCGAGGATCCCGCGAAGTACGACATCCCCGACAGCGTGATCGGCTTCCTGCGCGGTGAACTCGGGGATCCGCCGGGCGGATGGCCGGAACCGTTGCGCACCAAGGCGCTCCAGGGCCGCGGACCGGCCCGGCCGGTCGAGAAGCTGACCGCCGACGACGAGGCGTTGCTCGCCCAGCCCGGGCCCAAGCGGCAGGCCGCGTTGAACCGCCTGCTTTTCCCCGGGCCCACCGCCGAGTTCGAGGCGCACCGCGAAACCTACGGCGACACCTCATCCCTCAGCGCGAACCAGTTCTTCTACGGGCTGCGCTACGGCGAGGAGCACCGCGTGCAACTCGAACGTGGCGTGGAACTGCTGATCGGGCTTGAGGCGATCTCGGAGGCCGACGAGCGCGGCATGCGCACCGTGATGTGCATCATCAACGGTCAGCTGCGCCCGGTTCTCGTGCGCGACCGCAGCATCGCCAGCGAGGTGCCCGCCGCCGAAAAGGCCGACCGCAACAATGCCGACCACATCGCCGCGCCCTTCGCCGGTGTGGTGACCGTCGGTGTCGCAGAAGGTGACTCGGTGGACGCGGGACAAACCATCGCGACGATCGAGGCGATGAAGATGGAGGCCGCCATCACCGCGCCCAAGGCAGGCACCGTCGCGCGCGTCGCGGTCGCGGCGACCGCCCAGGTCGAGGGCGGCGATCTGCTGGTGGTGGTCAGCT GA pyc Coryne- Y09548GTGTCGACTCACACATCTTCAACGCTTCCAGCATTCAA 244 bacteriumAAAGATCTTGGTAGCAAACCGCGGCGAAATCGCGGTCC glutamicumGTGCTTTCCGTGCAGCACTCGAAACCGGTGCAGCCACGGTAGCTATTTACCCCCGTGAAGATCGGGGATCATTCCACCGCTCTTTTGCTTCTGAAGCTGTCCGCATTGGTACCGAAGGCTCACCAGTCAAGGCGTACCTGGACATCGATGAAATTATCGGTGCAGCTAAAAAAGTTAAAGCAGATGCCATTTACCCGGGATACGGCTTCCTGTCTGAAAATGCCCAGCTTGCCCGCGAGTGTGCGGAAAACGGCATTACTTTTATTGGCCCAACCCCAGAGGTTCTTGATCTCACCGGTGATAAGTCTCGCGCGGTAACCGCCGCGAAGAAGGCTGGTCTGCCAGTTTTGGCGGAATCCACCCCGAGCAAAAACATCGATGAGATCGTTAAAAGCGCTGAAGGCCAGACTTACCCCATCTTTGTGAAGGCAGTTGCCGGTGGTGGCGGACGCGGTATGCGTTTTGTTGCTTCACCTGATGAGCTTCGCAAATTAGCAACAGAAGCATCTCGTGAAGCTGAAGCGGCTTTCGGCGATGGCGCGGTATATGTCGAACGTGCTGTGATTAACCCTCAGCATATTGAAGTGCAGATCCTTGGCGATCACACTGGAGAAGTTGTACACCTTTATGAACGTGACTGCTCACTGCAGCGTCGTCACCAAAAAGTTGTCGAAATTGCGCCAGCACAGCATTTGGATCCAGAACTGCGTGATCGCATTTGTGCGGATGCAGTAAAGTTCTGCCGCTCCATTGGTTACCAGGGCGCGGGAACCGTGGAATTCTTGGTCGATGAAAAGGGCAACCACGTCTTCATCGAAATGAACCCACGTATCCAGGTTGAGCACACCGTGACTGAAGAAGTCACCGAGGTGGACCTGGTGAAGGCGCAGATGCGCTTGGCTGCTGGTGCAACCTTGAAGGAATTGGGTCTGACCCAAGATAAGATCAAGACCCACGGTGCAGCACTGCAGTGCCGCATCACCACGGAAGATCCAAACAACGGCTTCCGCCCAGATACCGGAACTATCACCGCGTACCGCTCACCAGGCGGAGCTGGCGTTCGTCTTGACGGTGCAGCTCAGCTCGGTGGCGAAATCACCGCACACTTTGACTCCATGCTGGTGAAAATGACCTGCCGTGGTTCCGACTTTGAAACTGCTGTTGCTCGTGCACAGCGCGCGTTGGCTGAGTTCACCGTGTCTGGTGTTGCAACCAACATTGGTTTCTTGCGTGCGTTGCTGCGGGAAGAGGACTTCACTTCCAAGCGCATCGCCACCGGATTCATTGCCGATCACCCGCACCTCCTTCAGGCTCCACCTGCTGATGATGAGCAGGGACGCATCCTGGATTACTTGGCAGATGTCACCGTGAACAAGCCTCATGGTGTGCGTCCAAAGGATGTTGCAGCTCCTATCGATAAGCTGCCTAACATCAAGGATCTGCCACTGCCACGCGGTTCCCGTGACCGCCTGAAGCAGCTTGGCCCAGCCGCGTTTGCTCGTGATCTCCGTGAGCAGGACGCACTGGCAGTTACTGATACCACCTTCCGCGATGCACACCAGTCTTTGCTTGCGACCCGAGTCCGCTCATTCGCACTGAAGCCTGCGGCAGAGGCCGTCGCAAAGCTGACTCCTGAGCTTTTGTCCGTGGAGGCCTGGGGCGGCGCGACCTACGATGTGGCGATGCGTTTCCTCTTTGAGGATCCGTGGGACAGGCTCGACGAGCTGCGCGAGGCGATGCCGAATGTAAACATTCAGATGCTGCTTCGCGGCCGCAACACCGTGGGATACACCCCGTACCCAGACTCCGTCTGCCGCGCGTTTGTTAAGGAAGCTGCCAGCTCCGGCGTGGACATCTTCCGCATCTTCGACGCGCTTAACGACGTCTCCCAGATGCGTCCAGCAATCGACGCAGTCCTGGAGACCAACACCGCGGTAGCCGAGGTGGCTATGGCTTATTCTGGTGATCTCTCTGATCCAAATGAAAAGCTCTACACCCTGGATTACTACCTAAAGATGGCAGAGGAGATCGTCAAGTCTGGCGCTCACATCTTGGCCATTAAGGATATGGCTGGTCTGCTTCGCCCAGCTGCGGTAACCAAGCTGGTCACCGCACTGCGCCGTGAATTCGATCTGCCAGTGCACGTGCACACCCACGACACTGCGGGTGGCCAGCTGGCAACCTACTTTGCTGCAGCTCAAGCTGGTGCAGATGCTGTTGACGGTGCTTCCGCACCACTGTCTGGCACCACCTCCCAGCCATCCCTGTCTGCCATTGTTGCTGCATTCGCGCACACCCGTCGCGATACCGGTTTGAGCCTCGAGGCTGTTTCTGACCTCGAGCCGTACTGGGAAGCAGTGCGCGGACTGTACCTGCCATTTGAGTCTGGAACCCCAGGCCCAACCGGTCGCGTCTACCGCCACGAAATCCCAGGCGGACAGTTGTCCAACCTGCGTGCACAGGCCACCGCACTGGGCCTTGCGGATCGTTTCGAACTCATCGAAGACAACTACGCAGCCGTTAATGAGATGCTGGGACGCCCAACCAAGGTCACCCCATCCTCCAAGGTTGTTGGCGACCTCGCACTCCACCTCGTTGGTGCGGGTGTGGATCCAGCAGACTTTGCTGCCGATCCACAAAAGTACGACATCCCAGACTCTGTCATCGCGTTCCTGCGCGGCGAGCTTGGTAACCCTCCAGGTGGCTGGCCAGAGCCACTGCGCACCCGCGCACTGGAAGGCCGCTCCGAAGGCAAGGCACCTCTGACGGAAGTTCCTGAGGAAGAGCAGGCGCACCTCGACGCTGATGATTCCAAGGAACGTCGCAATAGCCTCAACCGCCTGCTGTTCCCGAAGCCAACCGAAGAGTTCCTCGAGCACCGTCGCCGCTTCGGCAACACCTCTGCGCTGGATGATCGTGAATTCTTCTACGGCCTGGTCGAAGGCCGCGAGACTTTGATCCGCCTGCCAGATGTGCGCACCCCACTGCTTGTTCGCCTGGATGCGATCTCTGAGCCAGACGATAAGGGTATGCGCAATGTTGTGGCCAACGTCAACGGCCAGATCCGCCCAATGCGTGTGCGTGACCGCTCCGTTGAGTCTGTCACCGCAACCGCAGAAAAGGCAGATTCCTCCAACAAGGGCCATGTTGCTGCACCATTCGCTGGTGTTGTCACCGTGACTGTTGCTGAAGGTGATGAGGTCAAGGCTGGAGATGCAGTCGCAATCATCGAGGCTATGAAGATGGAAGCAACAATCACTGCTTCTGTTGACGGCAAAATCGATCGCGTTGTGGTTCCTGCTGCAACGAAGGTGGAAGGTGGCGACTTGATCGTCGTCGTTTCC TAA dapA Thermobifida NZ_AAAQQ10ATGGTAGGCAGTACGACGCCGAACGCGCCCTTCGGCCA 42 fusca 00040.1GATGTTGACCGCGATGATCACCCCCATGCTCGACAATGGGGAGGTGGACTACGACGGGGTGGCCCGCCTCGCGACCTACCTCGTCGATGAGCAGCGCAACGACGGCCTCATCGTCAACGGAACCACCGGAGAGTCCGCCACCACCAGCGATGAGGAGAAGGAGCGCATCCTCCGCACCGTGATCGACGCGGTCGGCGACCGCGCCACCATCGTTGCCGGAGCGGGCAGCAACGACACCAGGCACAGTATTGAACTCGCGCGGACCGCGGAACGCGCCGGAGCAGACGGCCTGCTGCTCGTCACCCCCTACTACAACCGGCCGCCCCAAGAAGGCCTGCTGCGGCACTTCACGGCCATTGCCGACGCCACAGGGCTGCCGATCATGCTCTACGACATTCCTGGCCGCACAGGCACGCCGATCGACTCCGAAACCCTGGTCCGGCTCGCCGAGCACCCCCGCATCGTCGCCAACAAGGACGCCAAAGACGACCTCGGCGCCAGCTCGTGGGTGATGTCCCGCACCGACCTCGCCTACTACAGCGGCAGCGACATGCTCAACCTGCCGCTGCTGTCCATCGGCGCCGCGGGCTTCGTCAGCGTGGTCGGCCATGTCGTCGGCTCCGAACTGCACGACATGATCGACGCCTACCGGGCCGGGGACGTGGCCCGGGCTTTGGACATCCACCGCCGCCTGATCCCCGTCTACCGGGGCATGTTCCGCACCCAGGGAGTCATCACCACTAAGGCGGTGCTCGCCATGTTCGGGCTGCCCGCCGGAGTGGTCCGCGCCCCCCTGCTCGACGCGTCCCCCGAACTCAAAGAGCTGCTCCGCGAAGACCTCGCCATGGCCGGGGTGAAGGGCCCCACTGGCCTTGCCTCCGCTCACGAGGACGCGGCCAGCGGGAGGGAAGC GGAACGACTCACGGAGGGGACCGCA dapAMycobacterium AL583922.1 GTGACCACTGTCGGATTCGACGTCCCCGCACGTTTGGG 43leprae (can be GACCCTGCTTACTGCGATGGTGACACCGTTTGACGCTG used to cloneATGGTTCTGTTGACACTGCGGCTGCGACGCGGCTGGCG M. smegmatisAACCGCCTGGTCGACGCGGGTTGTGATGGTCTGGTGCT gene)CTCGGGCACCACCGGCGAGTCGCCGACCACTACTGACGACGAGAAACTCCAACTGTTGCGTGTCGTACTTGAGGCGGTAGGTGACCGAGCTAGAGTCATCGCCGGCGCAGGTAGTTATGACACAGCTCATAGTGTCCGACTCGTCAAGGCCTGTGCGGGTGAGGGCGCGCACGGACTTCTGGTGGTTACCCCTTACTACTCGAAGCCGCCGCAGACCGGGCTGTTTGCGCACTTCACCGCTGTGGCCGACGCGACTGAGCTACCAGTGTTGCTCTACGACATTCCCGGGCGGTCGGTCGTGCCGATCGAGCCTGACACGATTCGCGCGCTGGCGTCGCATCCCAACATCGTCGGAGTCAAAGAGGCCAAGGCTGATTTATACAGCGGTGCCCGGATCATGGCTGACACCGGCCTGGCCTACTATTCCGGCGACGACGCACTGAACCTGCCCTGGCTGGCGGTGGGTGCCATCGGCTTCATCAGTGTGATTTCTCATCTAGCCGCAGGACAGCTTCGAGAGCTGTTATCCGCTTTTGGTTCTGGGGATATTACCACTGCCCGAAAGATCAACGTCGCGATCGGCCCGCTGTGCAGCGCGATGGACCGCTTGGGTGGGGTGACGATGTCCAAGGCAGGTCTGCGGCTTCAGGGTATCGACGTCGGTGATCCGCGGTTGCCGCAGATGCCGGCAACAGCGGAGCAGATCGATGAGTTGGCTGTCG ATATGCGTGCAGCCTCGGTGCTTAGG dapAMycobacterium AL008967.1 GTGACCACCGTCGGATTCGACGTCGCAGCGCGCCTAGG 44tuberculosis AACCCTGCTGACCGCGATGGTGACACCGTTTAGCGGCG (can be used toATGGCTCCCTGGACACCGCCACCGCGGCGCGGCTGGCC clone M.AACCACCTGGTCGATCAGGGGTGCGACGGTCTGGTGGT smegmatisCTCGGGCACCACCGGCGAGTCGCCGACCACCACCGACG gene)GGGAGAAAATCGAGCTGCTGCGGGCCGTCTTGGAAGCGGTGGGGGACCGGGCCCGTGTTATCGCCGGTGCCGGCACCTATGACACCGCGCACAGCATCCGGCTGGCCAAGGCTTGTGCGGCCGAGGGTGCGCACGGGCTGCTGGTGGTCACGCCCTACTATTCCAAGCCGCCGCAGCGGGGGCTGCAAGCCCATTTCACCGCCGTCGCCGACGCGACCGAGCTGCCGATGCTGCTCTATGACATCCCGGGGCGGTCGGCGGTGCCGATCGAGCCCGACACGATCCGCGCGTTGGCGTCGCATCCGAACATCGTCGGAGTCAAGGACGCCAAAGCCGACCTGCACAGCGGCGCCCAAATCATGGCCGACACCGGACTGGCCTACTATTCCGGCGACGACGCGCTCAACCTGCCCTGGCTGGCCATGGGCGCCACGGGCTTCATCAGCGTGATTGCCCACCTGGCAGCCGGGCAGCTTCGAGAGTTGTTGTCCGCCTTCGGTTCTGGGGATATCGCCACCGCCCGCAAGATCAACATTGCGGTCGCCCCGCTGTGCAACGCGATGAGCCGCCTGGGTGGGGTGACGTTGTCCAAGGCGGGCTTGCGGCTGCAGGGCATCGACGTCGGTGATCCCCGGCTGCCCCAGGTGGCCGCGACACCGGAGCAGATCGACGCGTTGGCCGCCG ACATGCGCGCGGCCTCGGTGCTTCGG dapAStreptomyces AL939124.1 ATGGCTCCGACCTCCACTCCGCAGACCCCCTTCGGGCG 45coelicolor GGTCCTCACCGCCATGGTCACGCCCTTCACGGCGGACGGCGCACTCGACCTCGACGGCGCCCAGCGGCTCGCCGCCCACCTGGTGGACGCAGGCAACGACGGCCTGATCATCAACGGCACCACCGGCGAGTCCCCGACCACCAGCGACGCGGAGAAAGCGGACCTCGTACGGGCCGTCGTGGAGGCGGTCGGCGACCGGGCGCACGTGGTGGCCGGAGTCGGCACCAACAACACCCAGCACAGCATCGAGCTGGCCCGCGCCGCCGAGCGCGTCGGCGCCCACGGCCTGCTGCTCGTCACGCCGTACTACAACAAGCCCCCGCAGGAGGGCCTGTACCTGCACTTCACGGCCATCGCCGACGCCGCCGGGCTGCCGGTCATGCTCTACGACATCCCCGGCCGCAGCGGCGTCCCGATCAACACCGAGACCCTGGTCCGCCTCGCGGAGCACCCGCGGATCGTCGCCAACAAGGACGCCAAGGGCGACCTCGGCCGGGCCAGCTGGGCCATCGCGCGCTCCGGCCTCGCCTGGTACTCCGGCGACGACATGCTCAACCTGCCGCTGCTCGCCGTGGGCGCGGTCGGCTTCGTCTCCGTCGTGGGCCACGTCGTCACCCCGGAGCTGCGCGCCATGGTGGACGCGCACGTCGCCGGTGACGTACAGAAGGCCCTGGAGATCCACCAGAAGCTGCTCCCCGTCTTCACCGGCATGTTCCGCACCCAGGGCGTCATGACCACCAAGGGCGCGCTCGCCCTCCAGGGACTGCCCGCGGGACCGCTGCGCGCCCCCATGGTCGGCCTCACGCCCGAGGAAACCGAGCAGCTCAAGATCGATC TTGCCGCCGGCGGGGTACAGCTC dapAErwinia ATGTTTACGGGTAGTATTGTTGCTCTGGTTACGCCGAT 46 chrysanthemiGGACGACAAAGGTGCCGTTGATCGCGCGAGCTTGAAAAAACTGATTGATTATCATGTCGCTAGCGGAACTTCCGCGATTGTGTCGGTGGGTACCACCGGCGAATCCGCCACCTTGAGTCACGATGAGCATGGCGACGTGGTGATGCTGACGCTGGAATTGAGCGATGGCCGCATCCCGGTCATCGCCGGCACCGGCGCCAATTCGACCGCTGAGGCGATTTCCCTCACCCAGCGTTTCAACGACACGGGCGTGGCCGGGTGCCTGACCGTGACGCCGTATTACAATAAGCCGACCCAAAACGGCTTGTTCCTGCACTTCAAGGCGATTGCCGAGCACACCGACCTGCCGCAAATCCTCTACAACGTGCCGTCCCGTACCGGTTGCGACATGTTGCCGGAAACCGTCGCCCGTCTGTCGGAAATCAAAAATATTGTCGCAATCAAGGAAGCGACCGGGAACTTAAGCCGGGTCAGTCAGATCCAAGAGCTGGTTCATGAAGATTTCATTTTGCTGAGCGGCGACGACGCCAGCTCGCTGGACTTCATGCAACTGGGTGGCGACGGCGTGATTTCCGTGACAGCCAACATCGCGGCCCGCGAAATGGCGGCGCTGTGCGAGCTGGCGGCGCAAGGGAATTTCGTTGAAGCCCGCCGTCTGAATCAGCGTCTGATGCCGCTGCATCAGAAACTGTTTGTTGAACCCAATCCGATTCCGGTGAAATGGGCCTGTAAGGCATTGGGATTGATGGCGACCGACACGCTTCGTCTGCCGATGACGCCGCTGACCGATGCCGGTCGCGACGTGATGGAGCAGGCCATGAAGCAGGCGGGTCTGC TGTAA dapA Coryne- X53993ATGAGCACAGGTTTAACAGCTAAGACCGGAGTAGAGCA 128 bacteriumCTTCGGCACCGTTGGAGTAGCAATGGTTACTCCATTCA glutamicumCGGAATCCGGAGACATCGATATCGCTGCTGGCCGCGAAGTCGCGGCTTATTTGGTTGATAAGGGCTTGGATTCTTTGGTTCTCGCGGGCACCACTGGTGAATCCCCAACGACAACCGCCGCTGAAAAACTAGAACTGCTCAAGGCCGTTCGTGAGGAAGTTGGGGATCGGGCGAAGCTCATCGCCGGTGTCGGAACCAACAACACGCGGACATCTGTGGAACTTGCGGAAGCTGCTGCTTCTGCTGGCGCAGACGGCCTTTTAGTTGTAACTCCTTATTACTCCAAGCCGAGCCAAGAGGGATTGCTGGCGCACTTCGGTGCAATTGCTGCAGCAACAGAGGTTCCAATTTGTCTCTATGACATTCCTGGTCGGTCAGGTATTCCAATTGAGTCTGATACCATGAGACGCCTGAGTGAATTACCTACGATTTTGGCGGTCAAGGACGCCAAGGGTGACCTCGTTGCAGCCACGTCATTGATCAAAGAAACGGGACTTGCCTGGTATTCAGGCGATGACCCACTAAACCTTGTTTGGCTTGCTTTGGGCGGATCAGGTTTCATTTCCGTAATTGGACATGCAGCCCCCACAGCATTACGTGAGTTGTACACAAGCTTCGAGGAAGGCGACCTCGTCCGTGCGCGGGAAATCAACGCCAAACTATCACCGCTGGTAGCTGCCCAAGGTCGCTTGGGTGGAGTCAGCTTGGCAAAAGCTGCTTCGCGTCTGCAGGGCATCAACGTAGGAGATCCTCGACTTCCAATTATGGCTCCAAATGAGCAGGAACTTGAGGCTCTCC GAGAAGACATGAAAAAAGCTGGAGTTCTATAAdapA Escherichia ATGTTCACGGGAAGTATTGTCGCGATTGTTACTCCGAT 129 coliGGATGAAAAAGGTAATGTCTGTCGGGCTAGCTTGAAAAAACTGATTGATTATCATGTCGCCAGCGGTACTTCGGCGATCGTTTCTGTTGGCACCACTGGCGAGTCCGCTACCTTAAATCATGACGAACATGCTGATGTGGTGATGATGACGCTGGATCTGGCTGATGGGCGCATTCCGGTAATTGCCGGGACCGGCGCTAACGCTACTGCGGAAGCCATTAGCCTGACGCAGCGCTTCAATGACAGTGGTATCGTCGGCTGCCTGACGGTAACCCCTTACTACAATCGTCCGTCGCAAGAAGGTTTGTATCAGCATTTCAAAGCCATCGCTGAGCATACTGACCTGCCGCAAATTCTGTATAATGTGCCGTCCCGTACTGGCTGCGATCTGCTCCCGGAAACGGTGGGCCGTCTGGCGAAAGTAAAAAATATTATCGGAATCAAAGAGGCAACAGGGAACTTAACGCGTGTAAACCAGATCAAAGAGCTGGTTTCAGATGATTTTGTTCTGCTGAGCGGCGATGATGCGAGCGCGCTGGACTTCATGCAATTGGGCGGTCATGGGGTTATTTCCGTTACGACTAACGTCGCAGCGCGTGATATGGCCCAGATGTGCAAACTGGCAGCAGAAGAACATTTTGCCGAGGCACGCGTTATTAATCAGCGTCTGATGCCATTACACAACAAACTATTTGTCGAACCCAATCCAATCCCGGTGAAATGGGCATGTAAGGAACTGGGTCTTGTGGCGACCGATACGCTGCGCCTGCCAATGACACCAATCACCGACAGTGGTCGTGAGACGGTCAGAGCGGCGCTTAAGCATGCCGGTTTGC TGTAA dapA Coryne- X53993ATGAGCACAGGTTTAACAGCTAAGACCGGAGTAGAGCA 245 bacteriumCTTCGGCACCGTTGGAGTAGCAATGGTTACTCCATTCA glutamicumCGGAATCCGGAGACATCGATATCGCTGCTGGCCGCGAAGTCGCGGCTTATTTGGTTGATAAGGGCTTGGATTCTTTGGTTCTCGCGGGCACCACTGGTGAATCCCCAACGACAACCGCCGCTGAAAAACTAGAACTGCTCAAGGCCGTTCGTGAGGAAGTTGGGGATCGGGCGAAGCTCATCGCCGGTGTCGGAACCAACAACACGCGGACATCTGTGGAACTTGCGGAAGCTGCTGCTTCTGCTGGCGCAGACGGCCTTTTAGTTGTAACTCCTTATTACTCCAAGCCGAGCCAAGAGGGATTGCTGGCGCACTTCGGTGCAATTGCTGCAGCAACAGAGGTTCCAATTTGTCTCTATGACATTCCTGGTCGGTCAGGTATTCCAATTGAGTCTGATACCATGAGACGCCTGAGTGAATTACCTACGATTTTGGCGGTCAAGGACGCCAAGGGTGACCTCGTTGCAGCCACGTCATTGATCAAAGAAACGGGACTTGCCTGGTATTCAGGCGATGACCCACTAAACCTTGTTTGGCTTGCTTTGGGCGGATCAGGTTTCATTTCCGTAATTGGACATGCAGCCCCCACAGCATTACGTGAGTTGTACACAAGCTTCGAGGAAGGCGACCTCGTCCGTGCGCGGGAAATCAACGCCAAACTATCACCGCTGGTAGCTGCCCAAGGTCGCTTGGGTGGAGTCAGCTTGGCAAAAGCTGCTTCGCGTCTGCAGGGCATCAACGTAGGAGATCCTCGACTTCCAATTATGGCTCCAAATGAGCAGGAACTTGAGGCTCTCC GAGAAGACATGAAAAAAGCTGGAGTTCTATAAdapA Escherichia M12844 ATGTTCACGGGAAGTATTGTCGCGATTGTTACTCCGAT 246 coliGGATGAAAAAGGTAATGTCTGTCGGGCTAGCTTGAAAAAACTGATTGATTATCATGTCGCCAGCGGTACTTCGGCGATCGTTTCTGTTGGCACCACTGGCGAGTCCGCTACCTTAAATCATGACGAACATGCTGATGTGGTGATGATGACGCTGGATCTGGCTGATGGGCGCATTCCGGTAATTGCCGGGACCGGCGCTAACGCTACTGCGGAAGCCATTAGCCTGACGCAGCGCTTCAATGACAGTGGTATCGTCGGCTGCCTGACGGTAACCCCTTACTACAATCGTCCGTCGCAAGAAGGTTTGTATCAGCATTTCAAAGCCATCGCTGAGCATACTGACCTGCCGCAAATTCTGTATAATGTGCCGTCCCGTACTGGCTGCGATCTGCTCCCGGAAACGGTGGGCCGTCTGGCGAAAGTAAAAAATATTATCGGAATCAAAGAGGCAACAGGGAACTTAACGCGTGTAAACCAGATCAAAGAGCTGGTTTCAGATGATTTTGTTCTGCTGAGCGGCGATGATGCGAGCGCGCTGGACTTCATGCAATTGGGCGGTCATGGGGTTATTTCCGTTACGACTAACGTCGCAGCGCGTGATATGGCCCAGATGTGCAAACTGGCAGCAGAAGAACATTTTGCCGAGGCACGCGTTATTAATCAGCGTCTGATGCCATTACACAACAAACTATTTGTCGAACCCAATCCAATCCCGGTGAAATGGGCATGTAAGGAACTGGGTCTTGTGGCGACCGATACGCTGCGCCTGCCAATGACACCAATCACCGACAGTGGTCGTGAGACGGTCAGAGCGGCGCTTAAGCATGCCGGTTTGC TGTAA hom Streptomyces AL939123.1ATGATGCGTACGCGTCCGCTGAAGGTGGCGCTGCTGGG 47 coelicolorCTGTGGAGTGGTCGGCTCAAAGGTGGCGCGCATCATGACGACGCACGCCGCCGACCTCGCCGCCCGGATCGGGGCCCCGGTGGAGCTCGCGGGCGTCGCCGTACGGCGGCCCGACAAGGTGCGGGAGGGGATCGACCCGGCCCTCGTCACCACCGACGCCACCGCGCTCGTCAAGCGCGGGGACATCGACGTCGTCGTCGAGGTCATCGGGGGGATCGAGCCCGCGCGGACGCTCATCACCACCGCCTTCGCGCACGGCGCCTCCGTGGTCTCCGCCAACAAGGCGCTCATCGCCCAGGACGGCGCCGCCCTGCACGCCGCCGCCGACGAGCACGGCAAGGACCTGTACTACGAGGCCGCCGTCGCCGGTGCCATCCCGCTGATCCGGCCGCTGCGCGAGTCCCTCGCCGGCGACAAGGTCAACCGGGTGCTCGGCATCGTCAACGGGACCACCAACTTCATCCTCGACGCCATGGACTCGACCGGGGCCGGCTATCAGGAAGCGCTCGACGAGGCCACGGCCCTCGGGTACGCCGAGGCCGACCCGACCGCCGACGTCGAGGGCTTCGACGCCGCAGCCAAGGCCGCCATCCTCGCCGGGATCGCCTTCCACACGCGCGTACGCCTCGACGACGTCTACCGCGAGGGCATGACCGAGGTCACCGCCGCCGACTTCGCCTCCGCCAAGGAGATGGGCTGCACCATCAAGCTGCTCGCCATCTGCGAGCGGGCGGCGGACGGAGGGTCGGTCACCGCACGCGTGCATCCCGCGATGATCCCGCTCAGCCATCCGCTGGCCAACGTGCGCGAGGCGTACAACGCCGTGTTCGTGGAGTCCGACGCCGCCGGTCAGCTCATGTTCTACGGGCCCGGCGCCGGCGGTTCGCCGACCGCGTCCGCCGTGCTCGGCGACCTGGTGGCCGTGTGCCGCAACCGGCTGGGCGGAGCGACCGGACCCGGTGAGTCCGCGTACGCCGCCCTGCCCGTCTCCCCGATGGGCGACGTCGTCACGCGCTACCACATCAGCCTCGACGTGGCCGACAAACCGGGCGTGCTCGCCCAGGTCGCGACCGTGTTCGCGGAGCACGGTGTCTCCATCGACACCGTGCGGCAGTCCGGCAAGGACGGCGAGGCATCCCTCGTCGTCGTCACCCATCGCGCGTCCGACGCCGCCCTCGGCGGTACGGTCGAGGCGCTGCGCAAGCTCGACACCGTGCGGGGTGTCGCCAGCATCATGCGGGTTGAAGGAGAG hom Mycobacterium AF126720ATGAGTAAGAAGCCCATCGGGGTAGCGGTACTGGGCCT 48 smegmatisGGGGAACGTCGGCAGCGAGGTCGTGCGCATCATCGCCGACAGCGCGGACGATCTCGCGGCGCGCATCGGTGCGCCGCTGGAACTGCGCGGCGTCGGCGTGCGCCGTGTGGCCGACGACCGCGGCGTGCCCACGGAACTGCTCACCGACGACATCGACGCGCTGGTGTCGCGTGACGACGTCGACATCGTCGTCGAGGTCATGGGCCCCGTCGAACCGGCACGCAAGGCCATCCTGTCGGCGCTGGAGCAGGGCAAGTCGGTGGTCACCGCCAACAAGGCGCTGATGGCCATGTCCACCGGCGAGCTCGCCCAGGCCGCCGAGAAGGCCCACGTGGACCTGTATTTCGAGGCCGCAGTGGCCGGCGCCATCCCGGTGATCCGCCCGCTGACCCAGTCGCTGGCCGGTGACACGGTGCGCCGCGTGGCCGGCATCGTCAACGGCACCACCAACTACATCCTGTCCGAGATGGACAGCACCGGCGCCGATTACACCAGCGCGCTGGCCGATGCGAGCGCCCTCGGTTACGCCGAGGCCGATCCCACCGCCGACGTCGAGGGCTACGACGCCGCGGCCAAGGCCGCGATCCTCGCTTCGATCGCGTTCCACACCCGTGTGACCGCCGACGACGTGTACCGCGAGGGCATCACCACGGTCAGCGCCGAGGACTTCGCGTCGGCACGCGCGCTGGGCTGCACCATCAAACTGCTCGCGATCTGCGAGCGGCTCACCTCCGACGAGGGCAAGGACCGGGTCTCGGCCCGCGTCTACCCGGCGCTCGTCCCGCTGACCCACCCGCTGGCCGCGGTCAACGGTGCGTTCAACGCGGTGGTGGTGGAAGCCGAGGCGGCCGGGCGGCTCATGTTCTACGGTCAAGGCGCCGGCGGTGCCCCCACCGCCTTTGCGGTGATGGGAGACGTGGTCATGGCGGCTCGCAACCGTGTCCAGGGCGGCCGTGGCCCGCGCGAATCGAAGTACGCCAAGCTGCCGATCGCGCCCATCGGGTTCATCCCGACGCGCTACTACGTCAACATGAACGTGGCCGACCGGCCCGGCGTGTTGTCCG CTGTGGCAGCCGAATTC homThermobifida NZ_AAAQ010 ATGCGCCGCCCAGAACCTGCCGGTGCCGCGGATCGCGG 49 fusca00037.1 TCGAACCCGGCCGCGCCATCGCCGGACCGGCGGGCATCACCCTCTACGAGGTCGGCACGGTCAAGGACGTGGAGGGGATCCGCACCTATGTCAGTGTCGACGGCGGTATGAGCGACAACATCCGCACCGCGCTGTACGGTGCGGAGTACACCTGTGTGCTGGCCTCGCGGCACAGCGACGCCGAGCCGATGCTGTCCCGCCTGGTCGGCAAGCACTGCGAGAGCGGCGACATCGTCGTGCGCGACCTCTACCTCCCTGCCGACCTGCGTCCCGGCGACCTGGTAGCAGTGGCCGCCACCGGCGCCTACTGCTACTCCATGGCCAGCAACTACAACCACGTGCCCCGGCCTGCCGTGGTCGCGGTCCGCGAGAAGAACGCCCGCGTCCTGGTGCGACGGGAAACCGAAGAAGACCTGTTGCGGCTGGACGTAGGCTGAGCAGTGGCCGACGACGCTCTGGCCACCACGACGAGGTTCTGGATACGGACAATGAACGACGAAACGGGAGTCACCCCCTCATGGCACTGAAGGTGGCGCTGCTGGGTTGCGGCGTTGTGGGTTCTCAGGTGGTCCGGCTGCTCAACGAGCAGTCGCGTGAACTTGCGGAGCGCATCGGAACGCCCCTGGAGATCGGAGGCATCGCGGTGCGCCGCCTGGACCGCGCCCGGGGGACGGGCGTGGACCCCGACCTCCTCACCACCGACGCCATGGGTCTTGTGACCAGAGACGACATCGACCTCGTGGTGGAGGTCATCGGCGGCATCGAGCCCGCCCGGTCGCTCATCCTGGCCGCGATCCAGAAGGGCAAGTCTGTGGTGACCGCCAACAAGGCGCTGCTCGCCGAGGACGGCGCGACCATCCACGCCGCTGCCCGGGAAGCGGGAGTTGACGTGTACTACGAGGCCAGCGTCGCCGGGGCCATCCCGCTGCTGCGGCCGCTGCGTGACTCCCTGGCCGGGGACCGCGTCAACCGGGTCTTGGGCATCGTCAACGGCACCACCAACTACATCCTGGACCGGATGGACAGCCTGGGCGCCGGCTTCACCGAGTCACTGGAGGAAGCCCAGGCCCTGGGATACGCCGAAGCCGACCCGACCGCCGACGTGGAGGGCTTCGACGCCGCCGCTAAAGCCGCGATCCTGGCCCGGCTCGCCTTCCACACACCGGTGACCGCTGCCGATGTGCACCGCGAAGGCATCACCGAGGTCTCCGCGGCCGACATCGCCAGCGCCAAGGCCATGGGCTGCGTGGTGAAACTCCTCGCGATCTGCCAGCGCTCCGACGACGGCTCCAGCATCGGCGTGCGCGTCCACCCGGTGATGCTGCCCCGCGAACACCCGCTCGCCAGCGTCAAAGGCGCCTACAACGCGGTGTTCGTGGAAGCCGAGTCCGCCGGGCAGCTCATGTTCTACGGCGCGGGCGCGGGAGGCGTCCCCACCGCCAGCGCAGTCCTCGGCGACCTGGTCGCGGTGGCACGGAACCGCCTGGCCCGCACTTTCGTGGCCGACGGCCGGGCCGACGCGAAACTGCCCGTCCACCCCATGGGGGAGACCATCACCAGCTACCACGTGGCGCTGGACGTTGCCGACCGGCCCGGCGTGCTCGCCGGGGTCGCCAAAGTCTTCGCGGCCAACGGCGTGTCGATCAAGCACGTCCGCCAGGAAGGCCGCGGGGACGACGCCCAGCTCGTCCTGGTCAGCCACACCGCGCCGGATGCCGCCCTGGCCCGGACCGTGGAGCAACTGCGCAACCACGAGGACGTCCGCGCGGTCGCCAGCGTGATGCGG GTCGAAACCTTCGACAACGAACGA homCoryne- Y00546 ATGACCTCAGCATCTGCCCCAAGCTTTAACCCCGGCAA 247 bacteriumGGGTCCCGGCTCAGCAGTCGGAATTGCCCTTTTAGGAT glutamicumTCGGAACAGTCGGCACTGAGGTGATGCGTCTGATGACCGAGTACGGTGATGAACTTGCGCACCGCATTGGTGGCCCACTGGAGGTTCGTGGCATTGCTGTTTCTGATATCTCAAAGCCACGTGAAGGCGTTGCACCTGAGCTGCTCACTGAGGACGCTTTTGCACTCATCGAGCGCGAGGATGTTGACATCGTCGTTGAGGTTATCGGCGGCATTGAGTACCCACGTGAGGTAGTTCTCGCAGCTCTGAAGGCCGGCAAGTCTGTTGTTACCGCCAATAAGGCTCTTGTTGCAGCTCACTCTGCTGAGCTTGCTGATGCAGCGGAAGCCGCAAACGTTGACCTGTACTTCGAGGCTGCTGTTGCAGGCGCAATTCCAGTGGTTGGCCCACTGCGTCGCTCCCTGGCTGGCGATCAGATCCAGTCTGTGATGGGCATCGTTAACGGCACCACCAACTTCATCTTGGACGCCATGGATTCCACCGGCGCTGACTATGCAGATTCTTTGGCTGAGGCAACTCGTTTGGGTTACGCCGAAGCTGATCCAACTGCAGACGTCGAAGGCCATGACGCCGCATCCAAGGCTGCAATTTTGGCATCCATCGCTTTCCACACCCGTGTTACCGCGGATGATGTGTACTGCGAAGGTATCAGCAACATCAGCGCTGCCGACATTGAGGCAGCACAGCAGGCAGGCCACACCATCAAGTTGTTGGCCATCTGTGAGAAGTTCACCAACAAGGAAGGAAAGTCGGCTATTTCTGCTCGCGTGCACCCGACTCTATTACCTGTGTCCCACCCACTGGCGTCGGTAAACAAGTCCTTTAATGCAATCTTTGTTGAAGCAGAAGCAGCTGGTCGCCTGATGTTCTACGGAAACGGTGCAGGTGGCGCGCCAACCGCGTCTGCTGTGCTTGGCGACGTCGTTGGTGCCGCACGAAACAAGGTGCACGGTGGCCGTGCTCCAGGTGAGTCCACCTACGCTAACCTGCCGATCGCTGATTTCGGTGAGACCACCACTCGTTACCACCTCGACATGGATGTGGAAGATCGCGTGGGGGTTTTGGCTGAATTGGCTAGCCTGTTCTCTGAGCAAGGAATCTCCCTGCGTACAATCCGACAGGAAGAGCGCGATGATGATGCACGTCTGATCGTGGTCACCCACTCTGCGCTGGAATCTGATCTTTCCCGCACCGTTGAACTGCTGAAGGCTAAGCCTGTTGTTAAGGCAATCAACAGTGTGATCCGCCTCGAAA GGGACTAA metL Escherichia V00305AGTGTGATTGCGCAGGCAGGGGCGAAAGGTCGTCAGCT 248 coliGCATAAATTTGGTGGCAGTAGTCTGGCTGATGTGAAGTGTTATTTGCGTGTCGCGGGCATTATGGCGGAGTACTCTCAGCCTGACGATATGATGGTGGTTTCCGCCGCCGGTAGCACCACTAACCGGTTGATTAGCTGGTTGAAACTAAGCCAGACCGATCGTCTCTCTGCGCATCAGGTTCAACAAACGCTGCGTCGCTATCAGTGCGATCTGATTAGCGGTCTGCTACCCGCTGAAGAAGCCGATAGCCTCATTAGCGCTTTTGTCAGCGACCTTGAGCGCCTGGCGGCGCTGCTCGACAGCGGTATTAACGACGCAGTGTATGCGGAAGTGGTGGGCCACGGGGAAGTATGGTCGGCACGTCTGATGTCTGCGGTACTTAATCAACAAGGGCTGCCAGCGGCCTGGCTTGATGCCCGCGAGTTTTTACGCGCTGAACGCGCCGCACAACCGCAGGTTGATGAAGGGCTTTCTTACCCGTTGCTGCAACAGCTGCTGGTGCAACATCCGGGCAAACGTCTGGTGGTGACCGGATTTATCAGCCGCAACAACGCCGGTGAAACGGTGCTGCTGGGGCGTAACGGTTCCGACTATTCCGCGACACAAATCGGTGCGCTGGCGGGTGTTTCTCGCGTAACCATCTGGAGCGACGTCGCCGGGGTATACAGTGCCGACCCGCGTAAAGTGAAAGATGCCTGCCTGCTGCCGTTGCTGCGTCTGGATGAGGCCAGCGAACTGGCGCGCCTGGCGGCTCCCGTTCTTCACGCCCGTACTTTACAGCCGGTTTCTGGCAGCGAAATCGACCTGCAACTGCGCTGTAGCTACACGCCGGATCAAGGTTCCACGCGCATTGAACGCGTGCTGGCCTCCGGTACTGGTGCGCGTATTGTCACCAGCCACGATGATGTCTGTTTGATTGAGTTTCAGGTGCCCGCCAGTCAGGATTTCAAACTGGGGCATAAAGAGATCGACCAAATCCTGAAACGCGCGCAGGTACGCCCGCTGGCGGTTGGCGTACATAACGATCGCCAGTTGCTGCAATTTTGCTACACCTCAGAAGTGGCCGACAGTGCGCTGAAAATCCTCGACGAAGCGGGATTACCTGGCGAACTGCGCCTGCGTCAGGGGCTGGCGCTGGTGGCGATGGTCGGTGCAGGCGTCACCCGTAACCCGCTGCATTGCCACCGCTTCTGGCAGCAACTGAAAGGCCAGCCGGTCGAATTTACCTGGCAGTCCGATGACGGCATCAGCCTGGTGGCAGTACTGCGCACCGGCCCGACCGAAAGCCTGATTCAGGGGCTGCATCAGTCCGTCTTCCGCGCAGAAAAACGCATCGGCCTGGTATTGTTCGGTAAGGGCAATATCGGTTCCCGTTGGCTGGAACTGTTCGCCCGTGAGCAGAGCACGCTTTCGGCACGTACCGGCTTTGAGTTTGTGCTGGCAGGTGTGGTGGACAGCCGCCGCAGCCTGTTGAGCTATGACGGGCTGGACGCCAGCCGCGCGTTAGCCTTCTTCAACGATGAAGCGGTTGAGCAGGATGAAGAGTCGTTGTTCCTGTGGATGCGCGCCCATCCGTATGATGATTTAGTGGTGCTGGACGTTACCGCCAGCCAGCAGCTTGCTGATCAGTATCTTGATTTCGCCAGCCACGGTTTCCACGTTATCAGCGCCAACAAACTGGCGGGAGCCAGCGACAGCAATAAATATCGCCAGATCCACGACGCCTTCGAAAAAACCGGGCGTCACTGGCTGTACAATGCCACCGTCGGTGCGGGCTTGCCGATCAACCACACCGTGCGCGATCTGATCGACAGCGGCGATACTATTTTGTCGATCAGCGGGATCTTCTCCGGCACGCTCTCCTGGCTGTTCCTGCAATTCGACGGTAGCGTGCCGTTTACCGAGCTGGTGGATCAGGCGTGGCAGCAGGGCTTAACCGAACCTGACCCGCGTGACGATCTCTCTGGCAAAGACGTGAGTCGCAAGCTGGTGATTCTGGCGCGTGAAGCAGGTTACAACATCGAACCGGATCAGGTACGTGTGGAATCGCTGGTGCCTGCTCATTGCGAAGGCGGCAGCATCGACCATTTCTTTGAAAATGGCGATGAACTGAACGAGCAGATGGTGCAACGGCTGGAAGCGGCCCGCGAAATGGGGCTGGTGCTGCGCTACGTGGCGCGTTTCGATGCCAACGGTAAAGCGCGTGTAGGCGTGGAAGCGGTGCGTGAAGATCATCCGTTGCGATCACTGCTGCCGTGCGATAACGTCTTTGCCATCGAAAGCCGCTGGTATCGCGATAACCCTCTGGTGATCCGCGGACCTGGCGCTGGGCGCGACGTCACCGCCGGGGCGATTCAGTCGGATATCAACCGGCTGGCACAGTTGTTGTAA thrA Escherichia U14003ATGCGAGTGTTGAAGTTCGGCGGTACATCAGTGGCAAA 249 coliTGCAGAACGTTTTCTGCGTGTTGCCGATATTCTGGAAAGCAATGCCAGGCAGGGGCAGGTGGCCACCGTCCTCTCTGCCCCCGCCAAAATCACCAACCACCTGGTGGCGATGATTGAAAAAACCATTAGCGGCCAGGATGCTTTACCCAATATCAGCGATGCCGAACGTATTTTTGCCGAACTTTTGACGGGACTCGCCGCCGCCCAGCCGGGGTTCCCGCTGGCGCAATTGAAAACTTTCGTCGATCAGGAATTTGCCCAAATAAAACATGTCCTGCATGGCATTAGTTTGTTGGGGCAGTGCCCGGATAGCATCAACGCTGCGCTGATTTGCCGTGGCGAGAAAATGTCGATCGCCATTATGGCCGGCGTATTAGAAGCGCGCGGTCACAACGTTACTGTTATCGATCCGGTCGAAAAACTGCTGGCAGTGGGGCATTACCTCGAATCTACCGTCGATATTGCTGAGTCCACCCGCCGTATTGCGGCAAGCCGCATTCCGGCTGATCACATGGTGCTGATGGCAGGTTTCACCGCCGGTAATGAAAAAGGCGAACTGGTGGTGCTTGGACGCAACGGTTCCGACTACTCTGCTGCGGTGCTGGCTGCCTGTTTACGCGCCGATTGTTGCGAGATTTGGACGGACGTTGACGGGGTCTATACCTGCGACCCGCGTCAGGTGCCCGATGCGAGGTTGTTGAAGTCGATGTCCTACCAGGAAGCGATGGAGCTTTCCTACTTCGGCGCTAAAGTTCTTCACCCCCGCACCATTACCCCCATCGCCCAGTTCCAGATCCCTTGCCTGATTAAAAATACCGGAAATCCTCAAGCACCAGGTACGCTCATTGGTGCCAGCCGTGATGAAGACGAATTACCGGTCAAGGGCATTTCCAATCTGAATAACATGGCAATGTTCAGCGTTTCTGGTCCGGGGATGAAAGGGATGGTCGGCATGGCGGCGCGCGTCTTTGCAGCGATGTCACGCGCCCGTATTTCCGTGGTGCTGATTACGCAATCATCTTCCGAATACAGCATCAGTTTCTGCGTTCCACAAAGCGACTGTGTGCGAGCTGAACGGGCAATGCAGGAAGAGTTCTACCTGGAACTGAAAGAAGGCTTACTGGAGCCGCTGGCAGTGACGGAACGGCTGGCCATTATCTCGGTGGTAGGTGATGGTATGCGCACCTTGCGTGGGATCTCGGCGAAATTCTTTGCCGCACTGGCCCGCGCCAATATCAACATTGTCGCCATTGCTCAGGGATCTTCTGAACGCTCAATCTCTGTCGTGGTAAATAACGATGATGCGACCACTGGCGTGCGCGTTACTCATCAGATGCTGTTCAATACCGATCAGGTTATCGAAGTGTTTGTGATTGGCGTCGGTGGCGTTGGCGGTGCGCTGCTGGAGCAACTGAAGCGTCAGCAAAGCTGGCTGAAGAATAAACATATCGACTTACGTGTCTGCGGTGTTGCCAACTCGAAGGCTCTGCTCACCAATGTACATGGCCTTAATCTGGAAAACTGGCAGGAAGAACTGGCGCAAGCCAAAGAGCCGTTTAATCTCGGGCGCTTAATTCGCCTCGTGAAAGAATATCATCTGCTGAACCCGGTCATTGTTGACTGCACTTCCAGCCAGGCAGTGGCGGATCAATATGCCGACTTCCTGCGCGAAGGTTTCCACGTTGTCACGCCGAACAAAAAGGCCAACACCTCGTCGATGGATTACTACCATCAGTTGCGTTATGCGGCGGAAAAATCGCGGCGTAAATTCCTCTATGACACCAACGTTGGGGCTGGATTACCGGTTATTGAGAACCTGCAAAATCTGCTCAATGCAGGTGATGAATTGATGAAGTTCTCCGGCATTCTTTCTGGTTCGCTTTCTTATATCTTCGGCAAGTTAGACGAAGGCATGAGTTTCTCCGAGGCGACCACGCTGGCGCGGGAAATGGGTTATACCGAACCGGACCCGCGAGATGATCTTTCTGGTATGGATGTGGCGCGTAAACTATTGATTCTCGCTCGTGAAACGGGACGTGAACTGGAGCTGGCGGATATTGAAATTGAACCTGTGCTGCCCGCAGAGTTTAACGCCGAGGGTGATGTTGCCGCTTTTATGGCGAATCTGTCACAACTCGACGATCTCTTTGCCGCGCGCGTGGCGAAGGCCCGTGATGAAGGAAAAGTTTTGCGCTATGTTGGCAATATTGATGAAGATGGCGTCTGCCGCGTGAAGATTGCCGAAGTGGATGGTAATGATCCGCTGTTCAAAGTGAAAAATGGCGAAAACGCCCTGGCCTTCTATAGCCACTATTATCAGCCGCTGCCGTTGGTACTGCGCGGATATGGTGCGGGCAATGACGTTACAGCTGCCGGTGTCTTTGCTGATCTGCT ACGTACCCTCTCATGGAAGTTAGGAGTCTGAmetA Mycobacterium AL021841.1 ATGACGATCTCCGATGTACCCACCCAGACGCTGCCCGC 50tuberculosis CGAAGGCGAAATCGGCCTGATAGACGTCGGCTCGCTGC (can be used toAACTGGAAAGCGGGGCGGTGATCGACGATGTCTGTATC clone M.GCCGTGCAACGCTGGGGCAAATTGTCGCCCGCACGGGA smegmatisCAACGTGGTGGTGGTCTTGCACGCGCTCACCGGCGACT gene)CGCACATCACTGGACCCGCCGGACCCGGCCACCCCACCCCCGGCTGGTGGGACGGGGTGGCCGGGCCGGGTGCGCCGATTGACACCACCCGCTGGTGCGCGGTAGCTACCAATGTGCTCGGCGGCTGCCGCGGCTCCACCGGGCCCAGCTCGCTTGCCCGCGACGGAAAGCCTTGGGGCTCAAGATTTCCGCTGATCTCGATACGTGACCAGGTGCAGGCGGACGTCGCGGCGCTGGCCGCGCTGGGCATCACCGAGGTCGCCGCCGTCGTCGGCGGCTCCATGGGCGGCGCCCGGGCCCTGGAATGGGTGGTCGGCTACCCGGATCGGGTCCGAGCCGGATTGCTGCTGGCGGTCGGTGCGCGTGCCACCGCAGACCAGATCGGCACGCAGACAACGCAAATCGCGGCCATCAAAGCCGACCCGGACTGGCAGAGCGGCGACTACCACGAGACGGGGAGGGCACCAGACGCCGGGCTGCGACTCGCCCGCCGCTTCGCGCACCTCACCTACCGCGGCGAGATCGAGCTCGACACCCGGTTCGCCAACCACAACCAGGGCAACGAGGATCCGACGGCCGGCGGGCGCTACGCGGTGCAAAGTTATCTGGAACACCAAGGAGACAAACTGTTATCCCGGTTCGACGCCGGCAGCTACGTGATTCTCACCGAGGCGCTCAACAGCCACGACGTCGGCCGCGGCCGCGGCGGGGTCTCCGCGGCTCTGCGCGCCTGCCCGGTGCCGGTGGTGGTGGGCGGCATCACCTCCGACCGGCTCTACCCGCTGCGCCTGCAGCAGGAGCTGGCCGACCTGCTGCCGGGCTGCGCCGGGCTGCGAGTCGTCGAGTCGGTCTACGGACACGACGGCTTCCTGGTGGAAACCGAGGCCGTGGGCGAATTGATCCGCCAGACACTGGGATTGGCTGATCGTGAAGGCGCGTGTCGGCGG metA Mycobacterium Z98271.1ATGACAATCTCCAAGGTCCCTACCCAGAAGCTGCCGGC 51 leprae (can beCGAAGGCGAGGTCGGCTTGGTCGACATCGGCTCACTTA used to cloneCCACCGAAAGCGGTGCCGTCATCGACGATGTCTGCATC M. smegmatisGCCGTTCAGCGCTGGGGGGAATTGTCGCCCACGCGAGA gene)CAACGTAGTGATGGTACTGCATGCACTCACCGGTGACTCGCACATCACCGGGCCCGCCGGACCGGGACATCCCACACCCGGCTGGTGGGACTGGATAGCTGGACCGGGTGCACCAATCGACACCAACCGCTGGTGCGCGATAGCCACCAACGTGCTGGGCGGTTGCCGTGGCTCCACCGGCCCTAGTTCGCTTGCCCGCGACGGAAAGCCTTGGGGTTCAAGATTTCCGCTGATATCTATACGCGACCAGGTAGAGGCAGATATCGCTGCACTGGCCGCCATGGGAATTACAAAGGTTGCCGCCGTCGTTGGAGGATCTATGGGCGGGGCGCGTGCACTGGAATGGATCATCGGCCACCCGGACCAAGTCCGGGCCGGGCTGTTGCTGGCGGTCGGTGTGCGCGCCACCGCCGACCAGATCGGCACCCAAACCACCCAAATCGCAGCCATCAAGACAGACCCGAACTGGCAAGGCGGTGACTACTACGAGACAGGGAGGGCACCAGAGAACGGCTTGACAATTGCCCGCCGCTTCGCCCACCTGACCTACCGCAGCGAGGTCGAGCTCGACACCCGGTTTGCCAACAACAACCAAGGCAATGAGGACCCGGCGACGGGCGGGCGTTACGCAGTGCAGAGTTACCTAGAGCACCAGGGTGACAAGCTATTGGCCCGCTTTGACGCAGGCAGCTACGTGGTCTTGACCGAAACGCTGAACAGCCACGACGTTGGCCGGGGCCGCGGAGGGATCGGTACAGCGCTGCGCGGGTGCCCGGTACCGGTGGTGGTGGGTGGCATTACCTCGGATCGGCTCTACCCACTGCGCTTGCAGCAGGAGCTGGCCGAGATGCTGCCGGGCTGCACCGGGCTGCAGGTTGTAGACTCCACCTACGGGCACGACGGCTTCCTGGTGGAATCCGAGGCCGTCGGCAAATTGATCCGTCAAACCCTCGAATTGGCCGACGTGGGTTCCAAGGAAGACGCGTGT TCGCAATGA metA ThermobifidaNZ_AAAQ010 GTGAGTCACGACACCACCCCTCCCCTTCCCGCGACCGG 52 fusca 00035.1CGCGTGGCGGGAAGGGGACCCTCCGGGCGACCGGCGCTGGGTCGAACTGTCCGAACCTCTGCCGCTGGAGACCGGGGGTGAACTTCCCGGGGTCCGCCTGGCCTACGAGACGTGGGGCAGTCTCAACGAGGACCGCTCCAACGCGGTCCTCGTGCTGCACGCCCTCACCGGCGACAGCCACGTCGTAGGCCCGGAAGGCCCCGGGCACCCCAGCCCAGGCTGGTGGGAAGGCATCATCGGCCCCGGGCTGGCACTCGACACCGACCGGTACTTCGTGGTCGCCCCCAACGTGCTGGGCGGCTGCCAAGGCAGCACCGGGCCGTCGTCGACCGCGCCCGACGGCAGGCCGTGGGGGTCCCGGTTCCCGAGGATCACCATCCGCGACACGGTGCGCGCCGAGTTCGCCCTGCTGCGCGAATTCGGCATCCACTCGTGGGCCGCGGTCCTCGGCGGGTCCATGGGCGGGATGCGTGCCCTCGAATGGGCGGCCACCTACCCGGAGCGGGTGCGTCGCCTCCTGCTGCTGGCCAGCCCTGCGGCCAGCTCCGCACAGCAGATCGCCTGGGCCGCCCCCCAGTTGCACGCCATCCGGTCTGATCCGTACTGGCACGGTGGCGACTACTACGACCGTCCCGGTCCGGGACCGGTCACCGGCATGGGGATCGCCCGCCGTATCGCGCACATCACCTACCGGGGTGCCACCGAGTTCGACGAACGGTTCGGCCGCAACCCCCAAGACGGGGAAGACCCGATGGCCGGGGGCCGGTTCGCTGTCGAGTCGTACCTGGACCACCACGCGGTCAAACTCGCCCGCCGGTTCGACGCGGGCAGCTACGTCGTGCTCACCCAAGCCATGAACACCCACGACGTGGGTCGGGGCCGCGGCGGGGTGGCGCAGGCGCTGCGCCGGGTCACCGCCCGCACCATGGTGGCCGGGGTGAGCAGCGACTTCCTGTACCCCCTCGCCCAGCAGCAGGAGCTCGCCGACGGTATTCCCGGGGCCGACGAAGTCCGCGTCATCGAATCAGCCTCGGGCCACGACGGGTTCCTCACCGAGATC~CCAAGTGTCGGTCCTCATCAAAGAACTGCTGGCGCAG metA Coryne- AF052652ATGCCCACCCTCGCGCCTTCAGGTCAACTTGAAATCCA 250 bacteriumAGCGATCGGTGATGTCTCCACCGAAGCCGGAGCAATCA glutamicumTTACAAACGCTGAAATCGCCTATCACCGCTGGGGTGAATACCGCGTAGATAAAGAAGGACGCAGCAATGTCGTTCTCATCGAACACGCCCTCACTGGAGATTCCAACGCAGCCGATTGGTGGGCTGACTTGCTCGGTCCCGGCAAAGCCATCAACACTGATATTTACTGCGTGATCTGTACCAACGTCATCGGTGGTTGCAACGGTTCCACCGGACCTGGCTCCATGCATCCAGATGGAAATTTCTGGGGTAATCGCTTCCCCGCCACGTCCATTCGTGATCAGGTAAACGCCGAAAAACAATTCCTCGACGCACTCGGCATCACCACGGTCGCCGCAGTAGTACTACTTGGTGGTTCCATGGGTGGTGCCCGCACCCTAGAGTGGGCCGCAATGTACCCAGAAACTGTTGGCGCAGCTGCTGTTCTTGCAGTTTCTGCACGCGCCAGCGCCTGGCAAATCGGCATTCAATCCGCCCAAATTAAGGCGATTGAAAACGACCACCACTGGCACGAAGGCAACTACTACGAATCCGGCTGCAACCCAGCCACCGGACTCGGCGCCGCCCGACGCATCGCCCACCTCACCTACCGTGGCGAACTAGAAATCGACGAACGCTTCGGCACCAAAGCCCAAAAGAACGAAAACCCACTCGGTCCCTACCGCAAGCCCGACCAGCGCTTCGCCGTGGAATCCTACTTGGACTACCAAGCAGACAAGCTAGTACAGCGTTTCGACGCCGGCTCCTACGTCTTGCTCACCGACGCCCTCAACCGCCACGACATTGGTCGCGACCGCGGAGGCCTCAACAAGGCACTCGAATCCATCAAAGTTCCAGTCCTTGTCGCAGGCGTAGATACCGATATTTTGTACCCCTACCACCAGCAAGAACACCTCTCCAGAAACCTGGGAAATCTACTGGCAATGGCAAAAATCGTATCCCCTGTCGGCCACGATGCTTTCCTCACCGAAAGCCGCCAAATGGATCGCATCGTGAGGAACTTCTTCAGCCTCATCTCCCCAGACGAAGACAACCCTTCGACCTACATCGAGTTCTACATCTAA metA Escherichia NC_000913ATGCCGATTCGTGTGCCGGACGAGCTACCCGCCGTCAA 251 coliTTTCTTGCGTGAAGAAAACGTCTTTGTGATGACAACTTCTCGTGCGTCTGGTCAGGAAATTCGTCCACTTAAGGTTCTGATCCTTAACCTGATGCCGAAGAAGATTGAAACTGAAAATCAGTTTCTGCGCCTGCTTTCAAACTCACCTTTGCAGGTCGATATTCAGCTGTTGCGCATCGATTCCCGTGAATCGCGCAACACGCCCGCAGAGCATCTGAACAACTTCTACTGTAACTTTGAAGATATTCAGGATCAGAACTTTGACGGTTTGATTGTAACTGGTGCGCCGCTGGGCCTGGTGGAGTTTAATGATGTCGCTTACTGGCCGCAGATCAAACAGGTGCTGGAGTGGTCGAAAGATCACGTCACCTCGACGCTGTTTGTCTGCTGGGCGGTACAGGCCGCGCTCAATATCCTCTACGGCATTCCTAAGCAAACTCGCACCGAAAAACTCTCTGGCGTTTACGAGCATCATATTCTCCATCCTCATGCGCTTCTGACGCGTGGCTTTGATGATTCATTCCTGGCACCGCATTCGCGCTATGCTGACTTTCCGGCAGCGTTGATTCGTGATTACACCGATCTGGAAATTCTGGCAGAGACGGAAGAAGGGGATGCATATCTGTTTGCCAGTAAAGATAAGCGCATTGCCTTTGTGACGGGCCATCCCGAATATGATGCGCAAACGCTGGCGCAGGAATTTTTCCGCGATGTGGAAGCCGGACTAGACCCGGATGTACCGTATAACTATTTCCCGCACAATGATCCGCAAAATACACCGCGAGCGAGCTGGCGTAGTCACGGTAATTTACTGTTTACCAACTGGCTCAACTATTACGTCTACCAGATCACGCCATACGATCTACGGCACATG AATCCAACGCTGGAT metA K233A C.glutamicum n/a atgcccaccctcgcgccttcaggtcaacttgaaatccaagcg 294atcggtgatgtctccaccgaagccggagcaatcattacaaacgctgaaatcgcctatcaccgctggggtgaataccgcgtagataaagaaggacgcagcaatgtcgttctcatcgaacacgccctcactggagattccaacgcagccgattggtgggctgacttgctcggtcccggcaaagccatcaacactgatatttactgcgtgatctgtaccaacgtcatcggtggttgcaacggttccaccggacctggctccatgcatccagatggaaatttctggggtaatcgcttccccgccacgtccattcgtgatcaggtaaacgccgaaaaacaattcctcgacgcactcggcatcaccacggtcgccgcagtacttggtggttccatgggtggtgcccgcaccctagagtgggccgcaatgtacccagaaactgttggcgcagctgctgttcttgcagtttctgcacgcgccagcgcctggcaaatcggcattcaatccgcccaaattaaggcgattgaaaacgaccaccactggcacgaaggcaactactacgaatccggctgcaacccagccaccggactcggcgccgcccgacgcatcgcccacctcacctaccgtggcgaactagaaatcgacgaacgcttcggcaccgcagcccaaaagaacgaaaacccactcggtccctaccgcaagcccgaccagcgcttcgccgtggaatcctacttggactaccaagcagacaagctagtacagcgtttcgacgccggctcctacgtcttgctcaccgacgccctcaaccgccacgacattggtcgcgaccgcggaggcctcaacaaggcactcgaatccatcaaagttccagtccttgtcgcaggcgtagataccgatattttgtacccctaccaccagcaagaacacctctccagaaacctgggaaatctactggcaatggcaaaaatcgtatcccctgtcggccacgatgctttcctcaccgaaagccgccaaatggatcgcatcgtgaggaacttcttcagcctcatctccccagacgaagacaacccttcgacctacatcgagttctacatctaa metY Thermobifida NZ_AAAQ010GTGGCACTGCGTCCTGACAGGAGCATCATGACCGCTGA 53 fusca 00035.1AGACACCACGCCTGAATCCACCGCGGCCGACAAGTGGTCGTTCGAAACCAAGCAGATCCACGCCGGAGCGGCCCCCGATCCGGCCACCAACGCACGGGCCACCCCCATCTACCAGACCACGTCGTACGTCTTCCGGGACACGCAGCACGGGGCCGACCTGTTCTCGCTCGCAGAGCCGGGCAACATCTACACGCGGATCATGAACCCCACCCAGGACGTGCTGGAAAAGCGGGTCGCGGCTCTGGAAGGCGGGGTCGCCGCGGTCGCGTTCGCGTCCGGGTCAGCTGCCATCACCGCTGCCGTCCTCAACCTGGCGGGTGCGGGTGACCACATCGTGTCCAGCCCGTCCCTGTACGGCGGCACCTACAACCTGTTCCGCTACACCCTGCCCAAGCTCGGCATCGAGGTCACCTTCATCAAAGACCAGGACGACCTCGACGAGTGGCGTGCCGCGGCCCGCGACAACACCAAGCTGTTCTTCGCGGAAACCCTGCCCAACCCGGCGAACAACGTGCTCGACGTGCGCGCGGTGGCGGACGTCGCCCACGAGGTCGGTGTGCCGCTCATGGTCGACAACACCGTGCCCACCCCCTACCTGCAGCGGCCCATCGACCACGGCGCGGACATCGTGGTGCACTCGGCCACCAAGTTCCTCGGCGGCCACGGCACCACGATCGCGGGCATCGTGGTGGACGCCGGCACCTTCGACTTCGGCGCCCACGGCGACCGGTTCCCCGGCTTCGTCGAACCCGACCCCAGCTACCATGGCCTGAAGTACTGGGAGGCGCTGGGACCGGGTGCCTACGCTGCCAAGCTGCGGGTGCAACTGCTCCGCGACACGGGCGCGGCCATCTCGCCGTTCAACAGCTTCCTGATCCTCCAGGGGATCGAAACGCTGTCGCTGCGCATGGAACGGCACGTCGCCAACGCCCAGGCGCTCGCCGAGTGGCTGGAATCCCGCGACGAGGTGGCGAAGGTCTACTACCCGGGCCTGCCTTCCAGCCCCTACTACGAGGCTGCAAAGAAGTACCTGCCCAAGGGGGCGGGTGCGATCGTCTCCTTTGAGCTGCACGGCGGTATCGAGGCCGGACGCGCCTTCGTGGACGGCACCGAACTGTTCAGCCAGCTCGTCAACATCGGTGACGTGCGCAGCCTCATCGTCCACCCGGCCAGCACCACGCACAGCCAGCTCACCCCCGAAGAGCAGCTCGCCAGcGGGGTCACTCCCGGCCTCGTGCGGCTGTCCGTGGGCTTGGAACACGTTGACGACCTTCGCGCAGACTTGGAGGCCG GGCTGCGCGCAGCCAAGGCATACCAGTGAmetY Mycobacterium AL021841.1 ATGAGCGCCGACAGCAATAGCACCGACGCCGATCCGAC 54tuberculosis CGCGCATTGGTCGTTCGAAACCAAACAGATACACGCTG (can be used toGTCAGCACCCTGATCCGACCACCAACGCCCGGGCTCTG clone M.CCGATCTATGCGACCACGTCGTACACCTTCGACGACAC smegmatisCGCGCACGCCGCCGCCCTGTTCGGACTGGAAATTCCGG gene)GCAATATCTACACCCGGATCGGCAACCCCACCACCGACGTCGTCGAGCAGCGCATCGCCGCGCTCGAGGGCGGTGTGGCCGCGCTGTTCCTGTCGTCGGGGCAGGCCGCGGAGACGTTCGCCATCTTGAACCTGGCCGGCGCGGGCGATCACATCGTGTCCAGCCCGCGCCTGTACGGCGGCACCTACAACCTGTTCCACTATTCGCTGGCCAAGCTCGGCATCGAGGTCAGCTTCGTCGACGATCCGGACGATCTGGACACCTGGCAGGCGGCGGTACGGCCCAACACCAAGGCGTTCTTCGCCGAGACCATCTCCAACCCGCAGATCGACCTGCTGGACACCCCGGCGGTTTCCGAGGTCGCCCATCGCAACGGGGTGCCGTTGATCGTCGACAACACCATCGCCACGCCATACCTGATCCAACCGTTGGCCCAGGGCGCCGACATCGTCGTGCATTCGGCCACCAAGTACCTGGGCGGGCACGGTGCCGCCATCGCGGGTGTGATCGTCGACGGCGGCAACTTCGATTGGACCCAGGGCCGCTTCCCCGGCTTCACCACCCCCGACCCCAGCTACCACGGCGTGGTGTTCGCCGAGCTGGGTCCACCGGCGTTTGCGCTCAAAGCTCGAGTGCAGCTGCTCCGTGACTACGGCTCGGCGGCTTCGCCGTTCAACGCGTTCTTGGTGGCGCAGGGTCTGGAAACGCTGAGCCTGCGGATCGAGCGGCACGTCGCCAACGCGCAGCGCGTCGCCGAGTTCCTGGCCGCCCGCGACGACGTGCTTTCGGTCAACTATGCGGGGCTGCCCTCCTCGCCCTGGCATGAGCGGGCCAAGAGGCTGGCGCCCAAGGGAACCGGGGCCGTGCTGTCCTTCGAGTTGGCCGGCGGCATCGAGGCCGGCAAGGCATTCGTGAACGCGTTGAAGCTGCACAGCCACGTCGCCAACATCGGTGACGTGCGCTCGCTGGTGATCCACCCGGCATCGACCACTCATGCCCAGCTGAGCCCGGCCGAGCAGCTGGCGACCGGGGTCAGCCCGGGCCTGGTGCGTTTGGCTGTGGGCATCGAAGGTATCGACGATATCCTGGCCGACCTGGAGCTTGGCTTTGCCGCGGCCCGCAGATTCAGCGCCGACCCGC AGTCCGTGGCGGCGTTCTGA metY Coryne-AF220150 ATGCCAAAGTACGACAATTCCAATGCTGACCAGTGGGG 252 bacteriumCTTTGAAACCCGCTCCATTCACGCAGGCCAGTCAGTAG glutamicumACGCACAGACCAGCGCACGAAACCTTCCGATCTACCAATCCACCGCTTTCGTGTTCGACTCCGCTGAGCACGCCAAGCAGCGTTTCGCACTTGAGGATCTAGGCCCTGTTTACTCCCGCCTCACCAACCCAACCGTTGAGGCTTTGGAAAACCGCATCGCTTCCCTCGAAGGTGGCGTCCACGCTGTAGCGTTCTCCTCCGGACAGGCCGCAACCACCAACGCCATTTTGAACCTGGCAGGAGCGGGCGACCACATCGTCACCTCCCCACGCCTCTACGGTGGCACCGAGACTCTATTCCTTATCACTCTTAACCGCCTGGGTATCGATGTTTCCTTCGTGGAAAACCCCGACGACCCTGAGTCCTGGCAGGCAGCCGTTCAGCCAAACACCAAAGCATTCTTCGGCGAGACTTTCGCCAACCCACAGGCAGACGTCCTGGATATTCCTGCGGTGGCTGAAGTTGCGCACCGCAACAGCGTTCCACTGATCATCGACAACACCATCGCTACCGCAGCGCTCGTGCGCCCGCTCGAGCTCGGCGCAGACGTTGTCGTCGCTTCCCTCACCAAGTTCTACACCGGCAACGGCTCCGGACTGGGCGGCGTGCTTATCGACGGCGGAAAGTTCGATTGGACTGTCGAAAAGGATGGAAAGCCAGTATTCCCCTACTTCGTCACTCCAGATGCTGCTTACCACGGATTGAAGTACGCAGACCTTGGTGCACCAGCCTTCGGCCTCAAGGTTCGCGTTGGCCTTCTACGCGACACCGGCTCCACCCTCTCCGCATTCAACGCATGGGCTGCAGTCCAGGGCATCGACACCCTTTCCCTGCGCCTGGAGCGCCACAACGAAAACGCCATCAAGGTTGCAGAATTCCTCAACAACCACGAGAAGGTGGAAAAGGTTAACTTCGCAGGCCTGAAGGATTCCCCTTGGTACGCAACCAAGGAAAAGCTTGGCCTGAAGTACACCGGCTCCGTTCTCACCTTCGAGATCAAGGGCGGCAAGGATGAGGCTTGGGCATTTATCGACGCCCTGAAGCTACACTCCAACCTTGCAAACATCGGCGATGTTCGCTCCCTCGTTGTTCACCCAGCAACCACCACCCATTCACAGTCCGACGAAGCTGGCCTGGCACGCGCGGGCGTTACCCAGTCCACCGTCCGCCTGTCCGTTGGCATCGAGACCATTGATGATATCATCGCTGACCTCGA AGGCGGCTTTGCTGCAATCTAG metY D231AC. glutamicum N/a ATGCCAAAGTACGACAATTCCAATGCTGACCAGTGGGGCTTT 295GAAACCCGCTCCATTCACGCAGGCCAGTCAGTAGACGCACAGACCAGCGCACGAAACCTTCCGATCTACCAATCCACCGCTTTCGTGTTCGACTCCGCTGAGCACGCCAAGCAGCGTTTCGCACTTGAGGATCTAGGCCCTGTTTACTCCCGCCTCACCAACCCAACCGTTGAGGCTTTGGAAAACCGCATCGCTTCCCTCGAAGGTGGCGTCCACGCTGTAGCGTTCTCCTCCGGACAGGCCGCAACCACCAACGCCATTTTGAACCTGGCAGGAGCGGGCGACCACATCGTCACCTCCCCACGCCTCTACGGTGGCACCGAGACTCTATTCCTTATCACTCTTAACCGCCTGGGTATCGATGTTTCCTTCGTGGAAAACCCCGACGACCCTGAGTCCTGGCAGGCAGCCGTTCAGCCAAACACCAAAGCATTCTTCGGCGAGACTTTCGCCAACCCACAGGCAGACGTCCTGGATATTCCTGCGGTGGCTGAAGTTGCGCACCGCAACAGCGTTCCACTGATCATCGACAACACCATCGCTACCGCAGCGCTCGTGCGCCCGCTCGAGCTCGGCGCAGACGTTGTCGTCGCTTCCCTCACCAAGTTCTACACCGGCAACGGCTCCGGACTGGGCGGCGTGCTTATCGCCGGCGGAAAGTTCGATTGGACTGTCGAAAAGGATGGAAAGCCAGTATTCCCCTACTTCGTCACTCCAGATGCTGCTTACCACGGATTGAAGTACGCAGACCTTGGTGCACCAGCCTTCGGCCTCAAGGTTCGCGTTGGCCTTCTACGCGACACCGGCTCCACCCTCTCCGCATTCAACGCATGGGCTGCAGTCCAGGGCATCGACACCCTTTCCCTGCGCCTGGAGCGCCACAACGAAAACGCCATCAAGGTTGCAGAATTCCTCAACAACCACGAGAAGGTGGAAAAGGTTAACTTCGCAGGCCTGAAGGATTCCCCTTGGTACGCAACCAAGGAAAAGCTTGGCCTGAAGTACACCGGCTCCGTTCTCACCTTCGAGATCAAGGGCGGCAAGGATGAGGCTTGGGCATTTATCGACGCCCTGAAGCTACACTCCAACCTTGCAAACATCGGCGATGTTCGCTCCCTCGTTGTTCACCCAGCAACCACCACCCATTCACAGTCCGACGAAGCTGGCCTGGCACGCGCGGGCGTTACCCAGTCCACCGTCCGCCTGTCCGTTGGCATCGAGACCATTGATGATATCATCGCTGACCTCGAAGGCGGCTTT GCTGCAATCTAG metY G232A C.glutamicum N/a ATGCCAAAGTACGACAATTCCAATGCTGACCAGTGGGGCTTT 296GAAACCCGCTCCATTCACGCAGGCCAGTCAGTAGACGCACAGACCAGCGCACGAAACCTTCCGATCTACCAATCCACCGCTTTCGTGTTCGACTCCGCTGAGCACGCCAAGCAGCGTTTCGCACTTGAGGATCTAGGCCCTGTTTACTCCCGCCTCACCAACCCAACCGTTGAGGCTTTGGAAAACCGCATCGCTTCCCTCGAAGGTGGCGTCCACGCTGTAGCGTTCTCCTCCGGACAGGCCGCAACCACCAACGCCATTTTGAACCTGGCAGGAGCGGGCGACCACATCGTCACCTCCCCACGCCTCTACGGTGGCACCGAGACTCTATTCCTTATCACTCTTAACCGCCTGGGTATCGATGTTTCCTTCGTGGAAAACCCCGACGACCCTGAGTCCTGGCAGGCAGCCGTTCAGCCAAACACCAAAGCATTCTTCGGCGAGACTTTCGCCAACCCACAGGCAGACGTCCTGGATATTCCTGCGGTGGCTGAAGTTGCGCACCGCAACAGCGTTCCACTGATCATCGACAACACCATCGCTACCGCAGCGCTCGTGCGCCCGCTCGAGCTCGGCGCAGACGTTGTCGTCGCTTCCCTCACCAAGTTCTACACCGGCAACGGCTCCGGACTGGGCGGCGTGCTTATCGACGCCGGAAAGTTCGATTGGACTGTCGAAAAGGATGGAAAGCCAGTATTCCCCTACTTCGTCACTCCAGATGCTGCTTACCACGGATTGAAGTACGCAGACCTTGGTGCACCAGCCTTCGGCCTCAAGGTTCGCGTTGGCCTTCTACGCGACACCGGCTCCACCCTCTCCGCATTCAACGCATGGGCTGCAGTCCAGGGCATCGACACCCTTTCCCTGCGCCTGGAGCGCCACAACGAAAACGCCATCAAGGTTGCAGAATTCCTCAACAACCACGAGAAGGTGGAAAAGGTTAACTTCGCAGGCCTGAAGGATTCCCCTTGGTACGCAACCAAGGAAAAGCTTGGCCTGAAGTACACCGGCTCCGTTCTCACCTTCGAGATCAAGGGCGGCAAGGATGAGGCTTGGGCATTTATCGACGCCCTGAAGCTACACTCCAACCTTGCAAACATCGGCGATGTTCGCTCCCTCGTTGTTCACCCAGCAACCACCACCCATTCACAGTCCGACGAAGCTGGCCTGGCACGCGCGGGCGTTACCCAGTCCACCGTCCGCCTGTCCGTTGGCATCGAGACCATTGATGATATCATCGCTGACCTCGAAGGCGGCTTT GCTGCAATCTAG metKMycobacterium Z80108.1 GTGAGCGAAAAGGGTCGGCTGTTTACCAGTGAGTCGGT 55tuberculosis GACAGAGGGACATCCCGACAAGATCTGTGACGCCATCA (can be used toGCGACTCGGTTCTGGACGCGCTTCTAGCGGCGGACCCG clone M.CGCTCACGTGTCGCGGTCGAGACGCTGGTGACCACCGG smegmatisGCAGGTGCACGTGGTGGGTGAGGTGACCACCTCGGCTA gene)AGGAGGCGTTTGCCGACATCACCAACACGGTCCGCGCACGGATCCTCGAGATCGGCTACGACTCGTCGGACAAGGGTTTCGACGGGGCGACCTGCGGGGTGAACATCGGCATCGGCGCACAGTCACCCGACATCGCCCAGGGGGTCGACACCGCCCACGAGGCCCGGGTCGAGGGCGCGGCCGATCCGCTGGACTCCCAGGGCGCCGGTGACCAGGGCCTGATGTTCGGCTACGCGATCAATGCCACCCCGGAACTGATGCCACTGCCCATCGCGCTGGCCCACCGACTGTCGCGGCGGCTGACCGAGGTCCGCAAGAACGGGGTGCTGCCCTACCTGCGTCCGGATGGCAAGACGCAGGTCACTATCGCCTACGAGGACAACGTTCCGGTGCGGCTGGATACCGTGGTCATCTCCACCCAGCACGCGGCCGATATCGACCTGGAGAAGACGCTTGATCCCGACATCCGGGAAAAGGTGCTCAACACCGTGCTCGACGACCTGGCCCACGAAACCCTGGACGCGTCGACGGTGCGGGTGCTGGTGAACCCGACCGGCAAGTTCGTGCTCGGCGGGCCGATGGGCGATGCCGGGCTCACCGGCCGCAAGATCATCGTCGACACCTACGGCGGCTGGGCCCGCCACGGCGGCGGCGCCTTCTCCGGCAAGGATCCGTCCAAGGTGGACCGGTCGGCGGCGTACGCGATGCGCTGGGTGGCCAAGAATGTCGTCGCCGCCGGGTTGGCTGAACGGGTCGAGGTGCAGGTGGCCTACGCCATCGGTAAAGCGGCACCCGTCGGCCTGTTCGTCGAGACGTTCGGTACCGAGACGGAAGACCCGGTCAAGATCGAGAAGGCCATCGGCGAGGTATTCGACCTGCGCCCCGGTGCCATCATCCGCGACCTGAACCTGTTGCGCCCGATCTATGCGCCGACCGCCGCCTACGGGCACTTCGGCCGCACCGACGTCGAATTACCGTGGGAGCAGCTCGACAAGGTCGACGACCTCAAGCGCGCCATCTAG metK Mycobacterium AL583918.1GTGAGTGAGAAGGGTCGGCTGTTCACTAGCGAGTCGGT 56 leprae (can beGACTGAGGGACATCCCGACAAGATCTGTGATGCGATCA used to cloneGCGACTCGATCCTTGACGCACTTTTGGCGGAGGATCCT M. smegmatisTGCTCACGTGTCGCGGTCGAGACGTTGGTCACCACCGG gene)GCAGGTGCATGTGGTGGGTGAAGTGACGACGTTGGCCAAGACGGCGTTCGCTGATATCAGTAATACGGTCCGCGAACGTATTCTCGATATCGGCTACGACTCGTCGGACAAGGGCTTCGATGGGGCGTCGTGCGGAGTTAACATTGGCATCGGCGCTCAGTCGTCTGACATTGCTCAAGGCGTCAATACCGCCCATGAAGTACGCGTCGAGGGCGCGGCGGATCCGCTGGACGCCCAGGGTGCTGGTGACCAAGGCCTGATGTTCGGTTACGCGATCAATGACACCCCGGAACTGATGCCGCTACCGATTGCACTGGCCCACCGACTGGCGCGAAGGCTGACCGAGGTACGCAAGAACGGCGTGCTGCCCTACCTGCGTTCCGACGGCAAGACCCAGGTCACTATCGCCTACGAGGACAATGTCCCAGTGCGTTTGGACACTGTGGTCATCTCcACTCAGCACGCCGCTGGTGTCGACCTGGATGCCACGCTGGCTCCTGATATCCGGGAGAAGGTGCTCAACACCGTTATTGACGATCTGTCTCATGACACCTTGGATGTATCGTCGGTGCGGGTGCTGGTAAACCCGACCGGCAAGTTCGTGCTAGGTGGGCCGATGGGCGATGCCGGGCTCACCGGTCGCAAGATCATCGTCGACACCTACGGTGGCTGGGCGCGTCACGGCGGCGGCGCCTTCTCTGGCAAGGATCCGTCCAAGGTGGACCGGTCGGCAGCCTACGCGATGCGCTGGGTGGCCAAGAACATCGTCGCTGCCGGGCTGGCGGAGCGAATCGAGGTGCAGGTGGCATACGCCATCGGCAAAGCCGCCCCGGTCGGTTTGTTCGTCGAGACCTTTGGCACTGAGGCGGTCGATCCGGCCAAAATCGAGAAAGCCATCGGCGAGGTGTTCGATCTGCGTCCCGGCGCGATCATCCGCGACCTGCATCTGCTGCGCCCAATTTACGCGCAAACCGCTGCCTATGGGCACTTCGGTCGCACTGACGTCGAACTGCCATGGGAGCAGCT CAACAAAGTCGACGATCTCAAGCGCGCCATCmetK Thermobifida NZ_AAAQ010 GTGTCCCGTCGACTTTTCACCTCCGAGTCGGTCACCGA 57fusca 00031.1 AGGCCACCCCGACAAGATCGCTGACCAGATCAGTGACGCGATCCTCGACTCGATGCTCAGGGATGACCCCCACAGCCGGGTCGCGGTGGAGACCCTCATCACGACCGGCCTGGTCCACGTCGCCGGCGAAGTGACCACATCCACCTACGTCGACATTCCCACCATCATCCGCGAGAAGATCCTGGAGATCGGCTACGACTCCTCGGCCAAGGGGTTCGACGGCGCCTCCTGCGGAGTGTCCGTGTCGATCGGCGGGCAGTCACCCGACATCGCCCAGGGCGTCGACAACGCCTACGAGGCCCGGGAGGAAGAGATCTTCGACGACCTCGACCGGCAGGGCGCAGGCGACCAAGGCCTCATGTTCGGCTACGCCAACAACGAGACCCCGGAGCTGATGCCGCTGCCGATCACGCTGGCCCACGCCCTGTCGCAGCGACTCGCTGAAGTGCGCCGCGACGGGACCATCCCCTACCTGCGGCCCGACGGCAAGACCCAGGTCACCGTGGAGTACGACGGGAACCGGCCCGTCCGGTTGGACACCGTGGTGGTCTCCAGCCAGCACGCGCCCGACATCGACCTGCGGGAACTGCTCACCCCGGACATCAAGGAGCACGTGGTCGACCCGGTAGTGGCCCGCTACAACCTGGAGGCCGACAACTACCGACTGCTCGTCAACCCCACCGGACGGTTCGAGATCGGCGGCCCGATGGGTGACGCCGGGCTGACCGGCCGCAAGATCATCGTCGACACCTACGGCGGCTACGCCCGCCACGGCGGTGGCGCGTTCTCCGGCAAGGACCCGTCCAAGGTGGACCGCTCCGCCGCGTACGCCACCCGCTGGGTCGCGAAGAACATCGTCGCCGCCGGGCTCGCCGACCGAGTCGAAGTCCAGGTCGCCTACGCGATCGGCAAAGCCCACCCGGTCGGCGTGTTCCTGGAGACCTTCGGCACCGAGAAGGTCGCCCCGGAGCAGTTGGAGAAGGCGGTGCTGGAGGTCTTCGACCTGCGTCCCGCCGCGATCATCCGCGACCTGGACCTGCTGCGCCCCATCTACTCCCAGACCTCGGTCTACGGCCACTTCGGCCGGGAGCTGCCCGACTTCACCTGGGAGCGCACCGACCGCGTCGACGCTCTCAAGGC TGCCGTGGGCGCCTGA metkStreptomyces AL939109.1 GTGTCCCGTCGCCTGTTCACCTCGGAGTCCGTGACCGA 58coelicolor AGGTCACCCCGACAAGATCGCTGACCAGATCAGCGACACGATTCTCGACGCGCTTCTGCGCGAGGACCCGACCTCCCGGGTCGCCGTCGAAACCCTGATCACCACCGGTCTGGTGCACGTGGCCGGCGAGGTCACCACCAAGGCCTACGCGGACATCGCCAACCTGGTCCGCGGCAAGATCCTGGAGATCGGCTACGACTCCTCCAAGAAGGGCTTCGACGGCGCCTCCTGCGGCGTCTCGGTCTCCATCGGCGCGCAGTCCCCGGACATCGCGCAGGGCGTCGACACGGCGTACGAGAACCGGGTGGAGGGCGACGAGGACGAGCTGGACCGCCAGGGTGCCGGCGACCAGGGCCTGATGTTCGGCTACGCGTCCGACGAGACGCCGACGCTGATGCCGCTGCCGGTCTTCCTGGCGCACCGCCTGTCCAAGCGCCTGTCCGAGGTCCGCAAGAACGGCACCATCCCGTACCTGCGTCCGGACGGCAAGACCCAGGTCACCATCGAGTACGACGGCGACAAGGCCGTCCGTCTGGACACGGTCGTCGTCTCCTCCCAGCACGCGAGCGACATCGACCTGGAGTCGCTGCTGGCGCCGGACATCAAGGAGTTCGTCGTCGAGCCGGAGCTGAAGGCGCTCCTCGAGGACGGCATCAAGATCGACACGGAGAACTACCGCCTCCTGGTCAACCCGACCGGCCGCTTCGAGATCGGCGGCCCGATGGGCGACGCCGGTCTGACCGGCCGCAAGATCATCATCGACACCTACGGCGGCATGGCCCGGCACGGCGGCGGCGCCTTCTCCGGCAAGGACCCGTCGAAGGTCGACCGCTCCGCGGCGTACGCGATGCGCTGGGTCGCCAAGAACGTCGTGGCCGCGGGTCTCGCCGCGCGCTGCGAGGTCCAGGTCGCCTACGCCATCGGCAAGGCCGAGCCCGTGGGTCTGTTCGTGGAGACCTTCGGTACCGCCAAGGTCGACACCGAGAAGATCGAGAAGGCGATCGACGAGGTCTTCGACCTGCGCCCGGCCGCCATCATCCGCGCTCTCGACCTGCTCCGCCCGATCTACGCCCAGACCGCGGCGTACGGTCACTTCGGCCGTGAGCTGCCCGACTTCACGTGGGAGCGCACCGACCGCGT GGACGCGCTGCGCGAGGCCGCGGGCCTGTAAmetK Coryne- AP005279 GTGGCTCAGCCAACCGCCGTCCGTTTGTTCACCAGTGA 253bacterium ATCTGTAACTGAGGGACATCCAGACAAAATATGTGATG glutamicumCTATTTCCGATACCATTTTGGACGCGCTGCTCGAAAAAGATCCGCAGTCGCGCGTCGCAGTGGAAACTGTGGTCACCACCGGAATCGTCCATGTTGTTGGCGAGGTCCGTACCAGCGCTTACGTAGAGATCCCTCAATTAGTCCGCAACAAGCTCATCGATATCGGATTCAACTCCTCTGAGGTTGGATTCGACGGACGCACCTGTGGCGTCTCAGTATCCATCGGTGAGCAGTCCCAGGAAATCGCTGACGGCGTGGATAACTCCGACGAAGCCCGCACCAACGGCGACGTTGAAGAAGACGACCGCGCAGGTGCTGGCGACCAGGGCCTGATGTTCGGCTACGCCACCAACGAAACCGAAGAGTACATGCCTCTTCCTATCGCGTTGGCGCACCGACTGTCACGTCGTCTGACCCAGGTTCGTAAAGAGGGCATCGTTCCTCACCTGCGTCCAGACGGAAAAACCCAGGTCACCTTCGCATACGATGCGCAAGACCGCCCTAGCCACCTGGATACCGTTGTCATCTCCACCCAGCACGACCCAGAAGTTGACCGTGCATGGTTGGAAACCCAACTGCGCGAACACGTCATTGATTGGGTAATCAAAGACGCAGGCATTGAGGATCTGGCAACCGGTGAGATCACCGTGTTGATCAACCCTTCAGGTTCCTTCATTCTGGGTGGCCCCATGGGTGATGCGGGTCTGACCGGCCGCAAGATCATCGTGGATACCTACGGTGGCATGGCTCGCCATGGTGGTGGAGCATTCTCCGGTAAGGATCCAAGCAAGGTGGACCGCTCTGCTGCATACGCCATGCGTTGGGTAGCAAAGAACATCGTGGCAGCAGGCCTTGCTGATCGCGCTGAAGTTCAGGTTGCATACGCCATTGGACGCGCAAAGCCAGTCGGACTTTACGTTGAAACCTTTGACACCAACAAGGAAGGCCTGAGCGACGAGCAGATTCAGGCTGCCGTGTTGGAGGTCTTTGACCTGCGTCCAGCAGCAATTATCCGTGAGCTTGATCTGCTTCGTCCGATCTACGCTGACACTGCTGCCTACGGCCACTTTGGTCGCACTGATTTGGACCTTCCTTGGGAGGCTATCGACCGCGTTGATGAACTTCGCGCAGCCCTCAAGT TGGCC metK Escherichia U28377ATGGCAAAACACCTTTTTACGTCCGAGTCCGTCTCTGA 254 coliAGGGCATCCTGACAAAATTGCTGACCAAATTTCTGATGCCGTTTTAGACGCGATCCTCGAACAGGATCCGAAAGCACGCGTTGCTTGCGAAACCTACGTAAAAACCGGCATGGTTTTAGTTGGCGGCGAAATCACCACCAGCGCCTGGGTAGACATCGAAGAGATCACCCGTAACACCGTTCGCGAAATTGGCTATGTGCATTCCGACATGGGCTTTGACGCTAACTCCTGTGCGGTTCTGAGCGCTATCGGCAAACAGTCTCCTGACATCAACCAGGGCGTTGACCGTGCCGATCCGCTGGAACAGGGCGCGGGTGACCAGGGTCTGATGTTTGGCTACGCAACTAATGAAACCGACGTGCTGATGCCAGCACCTATCACCTATGCACACCGTCTGGTACAGCGTCAGGCTGAAGTGCGTAAAAACGGCACTCTGCCGTGGCTGCGCCCGGACGCGAAAAGCCAGGTGACTTTTCAGTATGACGACGGCAAAATCGTTGGTATCGATGCTGTCGTGCTTTCCACTCAGCACTCTGAAGAGATCGACCAGAAATCGCTGCAAGAAGCGGTAATGGAAGAGATCATCAAGCCAATTCTGCCCGCTGAATGGCTGACTTCTGCCACCAAATTCTTCATCAACCCGACCGGTCGTTTCGTTATCGGTGGCCCAATGGGTGACTGCGGTCTGACTGGTCGTAAAATTATCGTTGATACCTACGGCGGCATGGCGCGTCACGGTGGCGGTGCATTCTCTGGTAAAGATCCATCAAAAGTGGACCGTTCCGCAGCCTACGCAGCACGTTATGTCGCGAAAAACATCGTTGCTGCTGGCCTGGCCGATCGTTGTGAAATTCAGGTTTCCTACGCAATCGGCGTGGCTGAACCGACCTCCATCATGGTAGAAACTTTCGGTACTGAGAAAGTGCCTTCTGAACAACTGACCCTGCTGGTACGTGAGTTCTTCGACCTGCGCCCATACGGTCTGATTCAGATGCTGGATCTGCTGCACCCGATCTACAAAGAAACCGCAGCATACGGTCACTTTGGTCGTGAACATTTCCCGTGGGAAAAAACCGACAAAGCGCAGCTGCTGCGCGATGCT GCCGGTCTGAAG metC MycobacteriumAL021428.1 ATGCAGGACAGCATCTTCAATCTGTTGACCGAGGAACA 130 tuberculosisGCTTCGGGGTCGCAACACGCTCAAGTGGAACTATTTCG (use this toGGCCCGATGTAGTGCCACTGTGGCTGGCGGAGATGGAC clone M.TTTCCCACCGCACCGGCTGTGCTCGACGGGGTGCGGGC smegmatisGTGCGTCGACAACGAGGAGTTCGGCTACCCGCCGTTGG gene)GCGAGGACAGCCTGCCGAGGGCGACGGCCGATTGGTGCCGACAACGCTACGGTTGGTGCCCCCGACCGGACTGGGTCCGCGTCGTGCCGGATGTCCTGAAGGGGATGGAAGTCGTCGTCGAATTCCTTACCCGGCCGGAGAGTCCGGTCGCGTTGCCGGTTCCGGCTTACATGCCGTTTTTCGACGTCCTGCACGTCACCGGCCGCCAACGAGTGGAAGTCCCAATGGTGCAGCAAGACTCGGGACGCTACCTGCTGGACCTGGACGCTCTGCAGGCCGCGTTCGTCCGCGGTGCCGGATCGGTGATTATCTGCAATCCGAATAACCCACTGGGTACGGCGTTCACCGAAGCCGAGCTACGTGCGATTGTGGATATCGCGGCCCGCCACGGCGCCCGGGTGATCGCGGATGAGATCTGGGCACCGGTGGTCTACGGATCGCGCCATGTCGCCGCCGCTTCGGTGTCGGAGGCGGCGGCTGAAGTCGTGGTCACGTTGGTGTCGGCGTCCAAAGGCTGGAACTTGCCGGGTCTGATGTGCGCTCAGGTGATCCTGTCTAACCGCCGTGACGCCCACGACTGGGACCGGATCAACATGTTGCACCGCATGGGCGCATCAACGGTCGGTATCCGCGCGAACATCGCCGCCTACCATCATGGCGAATCTTGGTTGGACGAGCTGCTCCCTTATCTGCGGGCGAACCGTGATCATCTGGCACGGGCGCTGCCGGAGTTAGCTCCCGGGGTAGAGGTCAACGCTCCGGACGGTACCTACCTGTCGTGGGTGGATTTCCGTGCGCTGGCTCTGCCGTCTGAACCGGCGGAATACCTGCTCTCGAAGGCGAAGGTGGCGCTGTCGCCTGGCATTCCGTTCGGCGCCGCGGTGGGCTCGGGATTTGCGCGGCTGAACTTCGCCACCACCCGCGCAATACTGGATCGGGCGATCGAGGCT ATCGCGGCCGCCCTGCGCGACATCATCGATTAAmetC Bifidobacterium NZ_AABM020 ATGAGCATGAACAACATTCCCCAGTCAACGACTGTGAG131 longum 00009.1 CAACGCAACCGCCGACGTCTCTTGCTTTGATGCCAATCACATCGACGTGACGACCATCGAGGATCTGAAGCAGGTCGGTTCGGATAAATGGACCCGCTACCCCGGCTGCATCGGCGCATTCATCGCCGAGATGGATTACGGTCTGGCACCATGCGTGGCCGAAGCCATCGAAGAGGCCACCGAACGTGGCGCGCTCGGCTACATTCCCGACCCGTGGAAGAAGGAGGTCGCCCGCTCGTGCGCCGCATGGCAGCGCCGCTACGGCTGGGATGTGGATCCGACGTGCATCCGCCCGGTGCCGGACGTGCTGGAGGCGTTCGAAGTGTTCCTGCGCGAGATCGTGCGCGCCGGCAACTCCATCGTGGTACCGACTCCGGCCTATATGCCGTTCCTGAGCGTGCCGCGTCTGTATGGCGTGGAGGTCCTTGAGATTCCGATGCTGTGCGCGGGCGCCAGCGAGAGCAGCGGGCGCAATGATGAATGGCTGTTCGATTTCGACGCCATTGAGCAGGCGTTCGCGAACGGCTGCCATGCCTTCGTGCTGTGCAACCCGCACAACCCGATCGGCAAGGTATTGACGCGCGAGGAAATGCTGCGATTGTCCGATCTGGCCGCCAAGTACAACGTGCGTATATTCTCCGATGAGATTCACGCGCCGTTCGTCTACCAAGGCCACACGCATGTGCCATTCGCCTCAATCAACCGGCAGACGGCCATGCAGGCTTTCACCTCCACTTCAGCCTCGAAGTCGTTCAACATTCCCGGCACCAAGTGCGCGCAGGTGATTCTCACCAATCCGGACGATCTGGAACTATGGATGAGGAACGCGGAATGGTCCGAGCACCAGACGGCCACCATCGGTGCCATAGCCACCACTGCGGCCTATGACGGCGGCGCGGCATGGTTCGAGGGCGTGATGGCATATATCGAGCGCAATATCGCGCTGGTCAACGAGCAGATGCGCACGAGATTCGCCAAGGTGCGCTATGTGGAGCCGCAGGGCACGTATATCGCGTGGCTGGATTTCTCGCCACTGGGCATCGGCGACCCGGCCAACTATTTCTTTAAGAAGGCCAACGTGGCGTTGACAGACGGCCGTGAATGCGGCGAGGTCGGGCGCGGTTGCGTGCGTATGAACTTCGCCATGCCCTACCCGCTACTGGAGGAATGCTTCGACCGCATGGCCGCCGCACTTGAGGCGGACGGGTTGTTGTAG metC Lactobacillus L935262ATGCAATATGATTTTAATAAGGTTATAAATCGTAGAGG 132 plantarumGACATACAGTACTCAGTGGGATTATATTCAAGATCGCTTTGGTCGTTCTGACATTCTACCATTTTCAATTTCAGATACTGACTTTCCGGTTCCCGTTGGCGTCCAAGAGGCGCTTGAACAGCGTATTAAGCATCCTATTTATGGTTATACACGCTGGAATAATGAGGATTACAAAAATAGTATTATTAATTGGTTTAGCTCTCAAAATCAAGTTACTATAAACCCAGATTGGATTTTATATAGTCCCAGTGTTGTTTTTTCAATTGCCACCTTTATTCGAATGAAGTCAGCCGTTGGAGAAAGTGTAGCGGTCTTCACTCCTATGTATGACGCCTTTTATCATGTGATTGAGGATAATCAGCGGGTGTTAGCGCCGGTCAGACTAGGCAGTGCACAACAAGACTATAGTATCGATTGGGATACTTTGAAAGCTGTTTTAAAGCAAACAGCAACAAAAATTTTACTTTTGACTAATCCACATAATCCTACCGGGAAGGTCTTTTCAGATGATGAATTGAAGCATATAGTTGCACTATGTCAACAATATAATGTCTTTATAATTTCAGATGATATTCATAAGGACATTGTGTATCAAAAGGCAGCATATACGCCTGTAACCGAATTTACAACTAAGAATGTGGTCCTATGTTGTTCAGCTACTAAAACTTTTAATACCCCTGGGTTGATTGGCGCATATTTATTTGAGCCTGAGGCTGAACTACGTGAGATGTTTTTATGTGAATTAAAGCAAAAAAATGCTTTATCATCAGCTAGCATCCTTGGAATTGAATCTCAGATGGCTGCTTATAATACTGGAAGTGACTATTTAGTACAACTCATAACGTATTTGCAAAATAACTTTGATTATCTATCTACTTTCTTAAAAAGTCAGTTACCAGAGATTAGATTTAAGCAGCCTGAAGCGACTTATTTGGCTTGGATGGATGTCTCGCAATTGGGGCTAACGGCTGAAAAACTACAAGATAAACTTGTTAATACGGGTCGAGTTGGGATCATGTCGGGGACAACATATGGTGACAGTCATTATTTACGTATGAATATTGCTTGTCCTATTTCTAAATTGCAGGAAGGACTGAAAAGA ATGGAGTACGGGATCCGTTCGTAA metCCoryne- F276227 ATGCGATTTCCTGAACTCGAAGAATTGAAGAATCGCCG 255 bacteriumGACCTTGAAATGGACCCGGTTTCCAGAAGACGTGCTTC glutamicumCTTTGTGGGTTGCGGAAAGTGATTTTGGCACCTGCCCGCAGTTGAAGGAAGCTATGGCAGATGCCGTTGAGCGCGAGGTCTTCGGATACCCACCAGATGCTACTGGGTTGAATGATGCGTTGACTGGATTCTACGAGCGTCGCTATGGGTTTGGCCCAAATCCGGAAAGTGTTTTCGCCATTCCGGATGTGGTTCGTGGCCTGAAGCTTGCCATTGAGCATTTCACTAAGCCTGGTTCGGCGATCATTGTGCCGTTGCCTGCATACCCTCCTTTCATTGAGTTGCCTAAGGTGACTGGTCGTCAGGCGATCTACATTGATGCGCATGAGTACGATTTGAAGGAAATTGAGAAGGCCTTCGCTGACGGTGCGGGATCACTGTTGTTCTGCAATCCACACAACCCACTGGGCACGGTCTTTTCTGAAGAGTACATCCGCGAGCTCACCGATATTGCGGCGAAGTACGATGCCCGCATCATCGTCGATGAGATCCACGCGCCACTGGTTTATGAAGGCACCCATGTGGTTGCTGCTGGTGTTTCTGAGAACGCTGCAAACACTTGCATCACCATCACCGCAACTTCTAAGGCGTGGAACACTGCTGGTTTGAAGTGTGCTCAGATCTTCTTCAGTAATGAAGCCGATGTGAAGGCCTGGAAGAATTTGTCGGATATTACCCGTGACGGTGTGTCCATCCTTGGATTGATCGCTGCGGAGACAGTGTACAACGAGGGCGAAGAATTCCTTGATGAGTCAATTCAGATTCTCAAGGACAACCGTGACTTTGCGGCTGCTGAACTGGAAAAGCTTGGCGTGAAGGTCTACGCACCGGACTCCACTTATTTGATGTGGTTGGACTTCGCTGGCACCAAGATCGAAGAGGCGCCTTCTAAAATTCTTCGTGAGGAGGGTAAGGTCATGCTGAATGATGGCGCAGCTTTTGGTGGTTTCACCACCTGCGCTCGTCTTAATTTTGCGTGTTCCAGAGAGACCCTTGAGGAGGGGCTGCGCCGTATCGCCAGCGTGT TGTAA metC Escherichia coliE000383 ATGGCGGACAAAAAGCTTGATACTCAACTGGTGAATGC 256AGGACGCAGCAAAAAATACACTCTCGGCGCGGTAAATAGCGTGATTCAGCGCGCTTCTTCGCTGGTCTTTGACAGTGTAGAAGCCAAAAAACACGCGACACGTAATCGCGCCAATGGAGAGTTGTTCTATGGACGGCGCGGAACGTTAACCCATTTCTCCTTACAACAAGCGATGTGTGAACTGGAAGGTGGCGCAGGCTGCGTGCTATTTCCCTGCGGGGCGGCAGCGGTTGCTAATTCCATTCTTGCTTTTATCGAACAGGGCGATCATGTGTTGATGACCAACACCGCCTATGAACCGAGTCAGGATTTCTGTAGCAAAATCCTCAGCAAACTGGGCGTAACGACATCATGGTTTGATCCGCTGATTGGTGCCGATATCGTTAAGCATCTGCAGCCAAACACTAAAATCGTGTTTCTGGAATCGCCAGGCTCCATCACCATGGAAGTCCACGACGTTCCGGCGATTGTTGCCGCCGTACGCAGTGTGGTGCCGGATGCCATCATTATGATCGACAACACCTGGGCAGCCGGTGTGCTGTTTAAGGCGCTGGATTTTGGCATCGATGTTTCTATTCAAGCCGCCACCAAATATCTGGTTGGGCATTCAGATGCGATGATTGGCACTGCCGTGTGCAATGCCCGTTGCTGGGAGCAGCTACGGGAAAATGCCTATCTGATGGGCCAGATGGTCGATGCCGATACCGCCTATATAACCAGCCGTGGCCTGCGCACATTAGGTGTGCGTTTGCGTCAACATCATGAAAGCAGTCTGAAAGTGGCTGAATGGCTGGCAGAACATCCGCAAGTTGCGCGAGTTAACCACCCTGCTCTGCCTGGCAGTAAAGGTCACGAATTCTGGAAACGAGACTTTACAGGCAGCAGCGGGCTATTTTCCTTTGTGCTTAAGAAAAAACTCAATAATGAAGAGCTGGCGAACTATCTGGATAACTTCAGTTTATTCAGCATGGCCTACTCGTGGGGCGGGTATGAATCGTTGATCCTGGCAAATCAACCAGAACATATCGCCGCCATTCGCCCACAAGGCGAGATCGATTTTAGCGGGACCTTGATTCGCCTGCATATTGGTCTGGAAGATGTCGACGATCTGATTGCCGATCTGGACGCCGGTTTTGCGCG AATTGTA gdh StreptomycesL939121.1 GTGCCCGCCGTGCCAGAAAGGGCCCCTGTGACGACGCG 133 coelicolorAAGCGAGACGCAGTCCACCCTCGACCACCTCCTCACCGAGATCGAGCTGCGCAACCCGGCCCAGCCCGAGTTCCACCAGGCGGCCCACGAGGTCCTGGAGACCCTGGCGCCGGTCGTCGCGGCCCGCCCCGAGTACGCCGAGCCGGGCCTCATCGAGCGGCTGGTCGAGCCGGAGCGCCAGGTGATGTTCCGGGTGCCGTGGCAGGACGACCAGGGCCGCGTCCGCGTCAACCGGGGCTTCCGGGTCGAGTTCAACAGCGCGCTGGGCCCGTACAAGGGCGGTCTGCGCTTCCATCCGTCCGTCAACCTGGGCGTCATCAAGTTCCTGGGCTTCGAGCAGATCTTCAAGAACGCGCTGACCGGCCTCGGCATCGGCGGCGGCAAGGGCGGCAGCGACTTCGACCCGCACGGGCGCAGCGACGCGGAGGTCATGCGGTTCTGCCAGTCCTTCATGACGGAGCTGTACCGGCACATCGGCGAGCACACGGACGTCCCGGCGGGGGACATCGGCGTCGGGGGCCGCGAGATCGGCTACCTCTTCGGCCAGTACCGGCGGATCACCAACCGCTGGGAGTCCGGCGTCCTGACCGGCAAGGGCCAGGGCTGGGGCGGCTCGCTGATCCGCCCGGAGGCGACCGGCTACGGCAACGTGCTGTTCGCGGCGGCGATGCTGCGGGAGCGCGGCGAGGACCTGGAGGGCCAGACCGCGGTCGTCTCCGGCTCCGGCAACGTGGCGATCTACACCATCGAGAAGCTGACCGCCCTCGGCGCCAACGCCGTCACCTGCTCGGACTCCTCCGGCTACGTCGTCGACGAGAAGGGCATCGACCTCGACCTGCTCAAGCAGATCAAGGAGGTCGAGCGCGGCCGCGTCGACGCGTACGCCGAGCGCCGGGGCGCCTCGGCCCGCTTCGTGCCCGGCGGCAGCGTCTGGGACGTTCCGGCCGACCTTGCCCTCCCCTCCGCCACGCAGAACGAGCTGGACGAGAACGCCGCCGCCACGCTCGTCCGCAACGGCGTCAAGGCGGTCTCCGAGGGCGCGAACATGCCGACCACCCCCGAGGCCGTCCACCTGCTCCAGAAGGCGGGCGTCGCCTTCGGCCCCGGCAAGGCGGCCAACGCGGGCGGCGTCGCGGTCAGCGCCCTGGAGATGGCGCAGAACCACGCCCGTACCTCGTGGACGGCGGCGCGGGTCGAGGAGGAGCTGGCCGACATCATGACCAGCATCCACACCACCTGCCACGAGACCGCCGAGCGCTACGACGCCCCCGGCGACTACGTCACCGGCGCGAACATCGCCGGCTTCGAGCGGGTGGCCGACGCGATGCTG GCGCAGGGCGTCATCTGA gdhThermobifida NZ_AAAQ010 GTGCGCCCCGAACCGGAGGCGACCATGTCGGCGAATCT 134 fusca00033.1 CGATGAGAAACTGTCCCCGATCTACGAGGAAATCCTGCGGCGTAACCCGGGGGAGGTCGAGTTCCACCAGGCTGTTCGCGAAGTCCTGGAGTGCCTCGGCCCCGTGGTGGCCAAGAACCCTGACATCAGCCACGCCAAGATCATCGAGCGGCTCTGTGAGCCGGAGCGCCAGCTGATCTTCCGGGTGCCCTGGATGGACGACTCCGGTGAGATCCACGTCAACCGGGGTTTCCGGGTGGAGTTCAGCAGCTCTTTGGGACCTTACAAGGGCGGGCTGCGGTTCCACCCGTCGGTGAACCTGAGCATCATCAAGTTCCTCGGGTTCGAGCAGATCTTCAAGAACTCGCTGACCGGATTGCCGATCGGCGGTGCGAAAGGCGGCAGCGACTTCGACCCGAAGGGCCGTTCCGACGCCGAGATCATGCGGTTCTGCCAGTCGTTCATGACGGAGCTGTACCGGCACCTGGGTGAGCACACGGACGTGCCTGCCGGTGACATCGGCGTGGGCCAGCGTGAGATCGGCTACCTGTTCGGCCAGTACAAGCGGATCACCAACCGCTACGAGTCGGGCGTGTTCACCGGTAAGGGCCTCAGTTGGGGCGGTTCCCAGGTGCGTCGTGAGGCCACCGGGTACGGCTGTGTGCTCTTCACTGCGGAGATGCTGCGAGCCCGCGGCGACTCGCTGGAAGGCAAGCGGGTCTCGGTGTCGGGTTCGGGCAATGTGGCGATCTACGCGATCGAGAAGGCCCAGCAGCTCGGCGCGCATGTGGTGACCTGCTCGGACTCCAACGGCTACGTGGTGGACGAGAAGGGGATCGACCTGGAGCTGCTCAAGCAGGTCAAGGAGGTCGAACGCGGCCGGGTGTCCGACTACGCCAAGCGGCGCGGCTCCCACGTCCGCTACATCGACTCGTCGTCGTCCAGCGTGTGGGAGGTGCCCTGCGACATCGCGCTGCCGTGCGCGACGCAGAACGAGCTGACCGGCCGCGACGCTATCACCCTGGTGCGCAACGGGGTGGGCGCGGTGGCGGAGGGCGCGAACATGCCCACGACCCCGGAGGGGATCCGGGTGTTCGCGGAGGCGGGCGTAGCGTTCGCGCCGGGCAAGGCCGCGAACGCGGGCGGGGTGGCGACGAGCGCGTTGGAGATGCAGCAGAACGCGTCCCGCGACTCGTGGTCGTTCGAGTACACCGAGAAGCGGCTCGCGGAAATCATGCGCCACATCCACGACACCTGCTATGAGACGGCGGAACGCTATGGGCGGCCCGGCGACTATGTGGCAGGTGCCAACATCGCTGCTTTCGAGATCGTCGCTGAGGCGATGCTCGCT CAGGGCCTGATCTGA gdh LactobacillusAL935255.1 TTGAGTCAAGCAACCGATTATGTCCAACATGTTTACCA 135 plantarumAGTCATTGAACACCGTGATCCGAACCAAACCGAATTTTTAGAGGCCATCAACGACGTCTTCAAAACGATCACGCCAGTCCTCGAACAACATCCAGAATATATCGAAGCCAATATTTTGGAACGTTTGACCGAACCAGAACGGATTATTCAATTCCGGGTTCCTTGGCTCGACGATGCTGGTCATGCACGAGTCAACCGTGGGTTCCGAGTACAATTTAACTCAGCAATCGGTCCTTACAAGGGCGGCTTACGGTTACACCCATCCGTTAATCTGAGTATCGTCAAATTCTTGGGCTTTGAACAGATCTTCAAAAATGCCCTGACCGGCCTACCAATTGGCGGTGGTAAAGGGGGCTCTGATTTCGACCCTAAGGGCAAATCAGACAACGAAATTATGCGCTTCTGTCAGAGTTTCATGACCGAACTGAGCAAGTACATTGGTCTCGATACTGACGTTCCTGCTGGTGATATCGGTGTTGGTGGCCGCGAAATCGGCTTTTTATACGGCCAATACAAGCGACTCCGGGGCGCTGACCGCGGCGTACTCACCGGTAAAGGATTGAACTATGGCGGTTCGTTAGCCCGGACTGAAGCTACCGGTTATGGTCTCGCCTACTATACCAACGAAATGCTCAAGGCCAACCAACTTTCCTTCCCTGGTCAACGCGTTGCCATTTCTGGTGCTGGTAATGTCGCCATCTACGCGATTCAAAAGGTTGAAGAACTCGGTGGCAAGGTGATTACTTGCTCCGACTCAAACGGTTACGTTATTGACGAAAACGGTATCGACTTCAAGATCGTTAAGCAGATCAAGGAAGTTGAACGCGGTCGTATCAAAGACTATGCCGACCGTGTAGCCAGTGCCAGCTATTACGAAGGTTCCGTCTGGGACGCCCAAGTAGCTTATGATATCGCGTTACCTTGCGCCACCCAAAACGAAATCAGCGGTGATCAAGCCAAGAACTTGATTGCCAATGGTGCCAAGGTCGTTGCCGAAGGGGCTAACATGCCTAGCAGTCCAGAAGCCATTGCGACATACCAAGCTGCCAGCTTGCTATATGGTCCGGCCAAAGCTGCCAATGCTGGTGGCGTTGCCGTTTCCGCCCTTGAAATGAGCCAAAATAGTATGCGTTTGAGCTGGACTTTTGAAGAAGTCGATAATCGCCTCAAGCAAATCATGCAAGATATCTTTGCACACTCCGTTGCCGCTGCCGACGAATACCACGTTAGCGGTGATTACCTGAGTGGTGCTAACATTGCTGGCTTCACAAAAGTTGCTGACGCCATGTTAG CGCAAGGCTTAGTTTAA gdhCorynebacterium X59404 ATGACAGTTGATGAGCAGGTCTCTAACTATTACGACAT 257glutamicum GCTTCTGAAGCGCAATGCTGGCGAGCCTGAATTTCACCAGGCAGTGGCAGAGGTTTTGGAATCTTTGAAGCTCGTCCTGGAAAAGGACCCTCATTACGCTGATTACGGTCTCATCCAGCGCCTGTGCGAGCCTGAGCGTCAGCTCATCTTCCGTGTGCCTTGGGTTGATGACCAGGGCCAGGTCCACGTCAACCGTGGTTTCCGCGTGCAGTTCAACTCTGCACTTGGACCATACAAGGGCGGCCTGCGCTTCCACCCATCTGTAAACCTGGGCATTGTGAAGTTCCTGGGCTTTGAGCAGATCTTTAAAAACTCCCTAACCGGCCTGCCAATCGGTGGTGGCAAGGGTGGATCCGACTTCGACCCTAAGGGCAAGTCCGATCTGGAAATCATGCGTTTCTGCCAGTCCTTCATGACCGAGCTACACCGCCACATCGGTGAGTACCGCGACGTTCCTGCAGGTGACATCGGAGTTGGTGGCCGCGAGATCGGTTACCTGTTTGGCCACTACCGTCGCATGGCTAACCAGCACGAGTCCGGCGTTTTGACCGGTAAGGGCCTGACCTGGGGTGGATCCCTGGTCCGCACCGAGGCAACTGGCTACGGCTGCGTTTACTTCGTGAGTGAAATGATCAAGGCTAAGGGCGAGAGCATCAGCGGCCAGAAGATCATCGTTTCCGGTTCCGGCAACGTAGCAACCTACGCGATTGAAAAGGCTCAGGAACTCGGCGCAACCGTTATTGGTTTCTCCGATTCCAGCGGTTGGGTTCATACCCCTAACGGCGTTGACGTGGCTAAGCTCCGCGAAATCAAGGAAGTTCGTCGCGCACGCGTATCCGTGTACGCCGACGAAGTTGAAGGCGCAACCTACCACACCGACGGTTCCATCTGGGATCTCAAGTGCGATATCGCTCTTCCTTGTGCAACTCAGAACGAGCTCAACGGCGAGAACGCTAAGACTCTTGCAGACAACGGCTGCCGTTTCGTTGCTGAAGGCGCGAACATGCCTTCCACCCCTGAGGCTGTTGAGGTCTTCCGTGAGCGCGACATCCGCTTCGGACCAGGCAAGGCCACCCCTGAGGCTGTTGAGGTCTTCCGTGAGCGCGACATCCGCTTCGGACCAGGCAAGGCAGTCAACGTCGGTGGCGTTGCAACCTCCGCTCTGGAGATGCAGCAGAACGCTTCGCGCGAGACCTGTGCAGAGACCGCAGCAGAGTATGGACACGAGAACGATTACGTTGTCGGCGCTAACATTGCTGGCTTCAAGAAGGTAGCTGACGCGATGCTGGCAC AGGGCGTCATCTAA gdh Escherichiacoli D90819 ATGGATCAGACATATTCTCTGGAGTCATTCCTCAACCA 258TGTCCAAAAGCGCGACCCGAATCAAACCGAGTTCGCGCAAGCCGTTCGTGAAGTAATGACCACACTCTGGCCTTTTCTTGAACAAAATCCAAAATATCGCCAGATGTCATTACTGGAGCGTCTGGTTGAACCGGAGCGCGTGATCCAGTTTCGCGTGGTATGGGTTGATGATCGCAACCAGATACAGGTCAACCGTGCATGGCGTGTGCAGTTCAGCTCTGCCATCGGCCCGTACAAAGGCGGTATGCGCTTCCATCCGTCAGTTAACCTTTCCATTCTCAAATTCCTCGGCTTTGAACAAACCTTCAAAAATGCCCTGACTACTCTGCCGATGGGCGGTGGTAAAGGCGGCAGCGATTTCGATCCGAAAGGAAAAAGCGAAGGTGAAGTGATGCGTTTTTGCCAGGCGCTGATGACTGAACTGTATCGCCACCTGGGCGCGGATACCGACGTTCCGGCAGGTGATATCGGGGTTGGTGGTCGTGAAGTCGGCTTTATGGCGGGGATGATGAAAAAGCTCTCCAACAATACCGCCTGCGTCTTCACCGGTAAGGGCCTTTCATTTGGCGGCAGTCTTATTCGCCCGGAAGCTACCGGCTACGGTCTGGTTTATTTCACAGAAGCAATGCTAAAACGCCACGGTATGGGTTTTGAAGGGATGCGCGTTTCCGTTTCTGGCTCCGGCAACGTCGCCCAGTACGCTATCGAAAAAGCGATGGAATTTGGTGCTCGTGTGATCACTGCGTCAGACTCCAGCGGCACTGTAGTTGATGAAAGCGGATTCACGAAAGAGAAACTGGCACGTCTTATCGAAATCAAAGCCAGCCGCGATGGTCGAGTGGCAGATTACGCCAAAGAATTTGGTCTGGTCTATCTCGAAGGCCAACAGCCGTGGTCTCTACCGGTTGATATCGCCCTGCCTTGCGCCACCCAGAATGAACTGGATGTTGACGCCGCGCATCAGCTTATCGCTAATGGCGTTAAAGCCGTCGCCGAAGGGGCAAATATGCCGACCACCATCGAAGCGACTGAACTGTTCCAGCAGGCAGGCGTACTATTTGCACCGGGTAAAGCGGCTAATGCTGGTGGCGTCGCTACATCGGGCCTGGAAATGGCACAAAACGCTGCGCGCCTGGGCTGGAAAGCCGAGAAAGTTGACGCACGTTTGCATCACATCATGCTGGATATCCACCATGCCTGTGTTGAGCATGGTGGTGAAGGTGAGCAAACCAACTACGTGCAGGGCGCGAACATTGCCGGTTTTGTGAAGGTTGCCGATGCGATGCTGGCGC AGGGTGTGATT ddh Bacillus AB030649ATGAGTGCAATTCGAGTAGGTATTGTCGGTTATGGAAA 136 sphaericusTTTAGGGCGCGGTGTTGAATTCGCTATTTCACAAAATCCAGATATGGAATTAGTAGCGGTATTCACTCGTCGCGATCCTTCAACAGTGAGCGTTGCAAGTAACGCGAGCGTATATTTAGTAGATGATGCTGAAAAATTTCAAGATGACATTGATGTAATGATTTTATGTGGTGGCTCTGCAACAGATTTACCTGAGCAAGGTCCACACTTTGCGCAATGGTTTAATACAATTGATAGTTTTGATACTCATGCGAAAATTCCAGAGTTTTTCGATGCGGTTGACGCTGCTGCTCAAAAATCTGGTAAAGTATCTGTTATCTCTGTAGGTTGGGATCCAGGTCTATTTTCTTTAAATCGTGTTTTAGGCGAGGCAGTATTACCTGTAGGTACAACGTATACATTCTGGGGTGATGGCTTAAGTCAAGGTCACTCGGATGCAGTTCGTCGTATTGAAGGGGTTAAAAATGCTGTACAGTATACATTACCTATCAAAGATGCTGTTGAACGTGTTCGTAATGGTGAGAATCCAGAGCTTACTACACGTGAAAAGCATGCACGTGAATGCTGGGTAGTGCTTGAAGAAGGTGCAGATGCGCCAAAAGTAGAGCAAGAAATTGTAACAATGCCGAACTATTTCGATGAGTATAACACAACTGTAAACTTTATCTCTGAAGATGAGTTTAATGCCAACCATACAGGCATGCCACATGGTGGCTTCGTTATTCGTAGTGGTGAAAGCGGCGCTAATGATAAACAAATTTTAGAATTCTCGTTAAAACTTGAAAGTAATCCAAACTTCACGTCAAGTGTCCTTGTGGCTTATGCACGTGCAGCACACCGCTTAAGTCAAGCGGGTGAAAAAGGTGCAAAAACAGTATTCGATATTCCGTTCGGTCTGTTATCTCCAAAATC AGCTGCACAATTACGTAAGGAACTATTATAAdtsR1 Thermobifida NZ_AAAQ010 ATGGCGACCCAAGCCCCTGAACCGCTGCCCGCGGACCA 137fusca 00037.1 GATCGACATTCGCACCACCGCGGGCAAACTCGCAGACCTGCAGCGACGCCGCTACGAGGCGGTCCACGCAGGCTCCGAACGAGCCGTAGCAAAACAGCACGCCAAGGGCAAGATGACCGCCCGCGAGCGCATCGACGCCCTGCTCGACCCGGGCTCCTTCGTGGAGTTCGACGCCTTCGCGCGTCACCGGTCCACCAACTTCGGCTTGGAGAAGAACCGCCCCTACGGCGACGGCGTCGTCACCGGCTACGGCACCATCGACGGCCGACCGGTCGCCGTGTTCAGCCAGGACGTCACCGTCTTCGGCGGTTCCCTCGGCGAGGTCTACGGCGAGAAGATCGTCAAAGTCCTCGACCATGCGCTCAAAACCGGCTGCCCGGTCATCGGCATCAACGAAGGCGGCGGCGCGCGCATCCAAGAGGGCGTGGTGGCGCTGGGCCTCTACGCCGAGATTTTCAAACGCAACACCCACGCCTCCGGGGTCATCCCCCAGATCTCGCTCGTCATGGGGGCAGCAGCAGGCGGCCACGTCTACTCGCCCGCCCTCACCGACTTCATCGTCATGGTCGACCAGACCTCCCAGATGTTCATCACCGGGCCCGACGTCATCAAGACGGTCACCGGTGAAGACGTCACCATGGAGGAGCTGGGCGGCGCACGCACCCACAACACCAAGTCGGGCGTGGCCCACTACATGGCCTCCGACGAGCACGACGCCCTGGAGTACGTCAAGGCGCTGCTGTCCTACCTGCCCTCCAACAACCTGGACGAGCCGCCCGTCGAACCCGTCCAGGTGACCCTGGAGGTGACCGAGGAAGACCGGGAGCTGGACACCTTCATCCCCGACTCGGCCAACCAGCCCTACGACATGCGCCGCGTCATCGAACACATCGTGGACGACGGGGAGTTCCTGGAAGTCCACGAACTGTTCGCGCAGAACATCATCGTGGGCTTCGGCCGGGTCGAAGGCCACCCGGTAGGTGTCGTCGCCAACCAGCCGATGAACCTCGCGGGCTGCCTGGACATCGACGCCTCCGAGAAAGCCGCCCGGTTCGTCCGCACCTGCGACGCCTTCAACATCCCCGTGCTGACCCTGGTCGACGTCCCCGGCTTCCTGCCCGGAACCGACCAGGAGTTCGGCGGCATCATCCGGCGCGGCGCCAAACTGCTCTACGCCTACGCTGAGGCGACCGTCCCCCTGGTGACCATCATCACCCGCAAAGCGTTCGGCGGCGCCTACGACGTCATGGGCTCCAAGCACCTGGGTGCAGACATCAACCTGGCGTGGCCGACCGCGCAGATCGCGGTCATGGGAGCCCAGGGTGCCGTCAACATCCTGCACCGGCGTACCCTCGCCGCCGCCGACGACGTCGAAGCGACCCGCGCCCAGCTCATCGCCGAATACGAAGACACTCTGCTCAACCCGTACAGCGCGGCCGAACGGGGCTACGTCGACAGCGTCATCATGCCGTCGGAAACCCGCACGTCCGTCATCAAAGCCCTGCGTGCGCTGCGCGGCAAACGCAAGCAGCTCCCGCCCAAGAAGCACGGGAATATC CCACTCTGA dtsR1 StreptomycesAF113605.1 ATGTCCGAGCCGGAAGAGCAGCAGCCCGACATCCACAC 138 coelicolorGACCGCGGGCAAGCTCGCGGATCTCAGGCGCCGTATCGAGGAAGCGACGCACGCCGGTTCCGCACGCGCCGTCGAGAAGCAGCACGCCAAGGGCAAGCTGACGGCTCGTGAACGCATCGACCTCCTCCTCGACGAGGGTTCCTTCGTCGAGCTGGACGAGTTCGCCCGGCACCGCTCCACCAACTTCGGCCTCGACGCCAACCGCCCCTACGGCGACGGCGTCGTCACCGGCTACGGCACCGTCGACGGCCGCCCCGTGGCCGTCTTCTCCCAGGACTTCACCGTCTTCGGCGGCGCGCTGGGCGAGGTCTACGGCCAGAAGATCGTCAAGGTGATGGACTTCGCCCTCAAGACCGGCTGCCCGGTCGTCGGCATCAACGACTCCGGCGGCGCCCGCATCCAGGAGGGCGTGGCCTCCCTCGGCGCCTACGGCGAGATCTTCCGCCGCAACACCCACGCCTCCGGCGTGATCCCGCAGATCAGCCTGGTCGTCGGCCCGTGTGCGGGCGGCGCGGTGTACTCCCCCGCGATCACCGACTTCACGGTGATGGTGGACCAGACCAGCCACATGTTCATCACCGGTCCCGACGTCATCAAGACGGTCACCGGCGAGGACGTCGGCTTCGAGGAGCTGGGCGGCGCCCGCACCCACAACTCCACCTCGGGCGTGGCCCACCACATGGCCGGCGACGAGAAGGACGCGGTCGAGTACGTCAAGCAGCTCCTGTCGTACCTGCCGTCCAACAACCTCTCCGAGCCCCCCGCCTTCCCGGAGGAGGCGGACCTCGCGGTCACGGACGAGGACGCCGAGCTGGACACGATCGTCCCGGACTCGGCGAACCAGCCCTACGACATGCACTCCGTCATCGAGCACGTCCTGGACGACGCCGAGTTCTTCGAGACGCAACCCCTCTTCGCGCCGAACATCCTCACCGGCTTCGGCCGCGTGGAGGGCCGCCCGGTCGGCATCGTCGCCAACCAGCCCATGCAGTTCGCCGGCTGCCTGGACATCACGGCCTCCGAGAAGGCGGCCCGCTTCGTGCGCACCTGCGACGCCTTCAACGTCCCCGTCCTCACCTTCGTGGACGTCCCCGGCTTCCTGCCCGGCGTCGACCAGGAGCACGACGGCATCATCCGCCGCGGCGCCAAGCTGATCTTCGCCTACGCCGAGGCCACGGTGCCGCTCATCACGGTCATCACCCGCAAGGCCTTCGGCGGCGCCTACGACGTCATGGGCTCCAAGCACCTGGGCGCCGACCTCAACCTGGCCTGGCCCACCGCCCAGATCGCCGTCATGGGCGCCCAAGGCGCGGTCAACATCCTGCACCGCCGCACCATCGCCGACGCCGGTGACGACGCCGAGGCCACCCGGGCCCGCCTGATCCAGGAGTACGAGGACGCCCTCCTCAACCCCTACACGGCGGCCGAACGCGGCTACGTCGACGCCGTGATCATGCCCTCCGACACTCGCCGCCACATCGTCCGCGGCCTGCGCCAGCTGCGCACCAAGCGCGAGTCCCTGCCCCCGAAGAAGCACGGCAACATCCCCCTGTAA dtsR1 Mycobacterium Z92771.1ATGACAAGCGTTACCGACCGCTCGGCTCATTCCGCAGA 139 tuberculosisGCGGTCCACCGAGCACACCATCGACATCCACACCACCG (use this toCGGGCAAGCTGGCGGAGCTGCACAAACGCAGGGAAGAG clone M.TCGCTGCACCCCGTCGGTGAGGATGCCGTCGAAAAAGT smegmatisACACGCCAAGGGCAAGCTGACGGCTCGCGAGCGTATCT gene)ACGCGTTGCTGGATGAGGATTCGTTCGTCGAGCTGGACGCGCTGGCCAAACACCGCAGCACCAACTTCAATCTCGGTGAAAAACGCCCGCTCGGCGACGGCGTGGTCACCGGCTACGGCACCATCGACGGGCGCGACGTGTGCATCTTCAGCCAGGACGCCACGGTGTTTGGCGGCAGCCTTGGCGAGGTGTACGGCGAGAAAATCGTCAAGGTCCAGGAACTGGCGATCAAGACCGGCCGTCCGCTCATCGGCATCAACGACGGTGCTGGCGCGCGCATCCAGGAAGGTGTCGTCTCGCTGGGCCTGTACAGCCGTATCTTTCGCAACAACATCCTGGCCTCCGGCGTCATCCCGCAAATCTCGTTGATCATGGGAGCCGCCGCCGGTGGGCACGTCTACTCCCCCGCCCTGACCGACTTCGTGATCATGGTCGATCAGACCAGCCAGATGTTCATCACCGGGCCCGACGTCATCAAGACCGTCACCGGCGAGGAAGTCACCATGGAAGAACTCGGCGGCGCCCACACCCACATGGCCAAGTCGGGTACGGCACACTACGCCGCATCGGGCGAACAGGACGCCTTCGACTACGTTCGCGAGCTGCTGAGCTACCTGCCGCCCAACAACTCCACCGACGCGCCCCGATACCAAGCCGCAGCCCCGACAGGGCCCATCGAGGAGAACCTCACCGACGAGGACCTCGAATTGGATACGCTGATCCCGGACTCGCCCAACCAGCCCTATGACATGCACGAGGTGATCACCCGGCTCCTCGACGACGAATTCCTGGAGATACAGGCCGGTTACGCCCAAAACATCGTGGTGGGGTTCGGGCGCATCGACGGCCGGCCAGTCGGCATTGTCGCCAACCAGCCGACACACTTCGCCGGCTGCCTGGATATCAACGCCTCGGAGAAAGCGGCCCGGTTTGTGCGGACCTGCGACTGCTTCAATATCCCCATCGTCATGCTGGTGGACGTCCCGGGCTTCCTGCCGGGCACCGACCAGGAATACAACGGCATCATCCGGCGCGGCGCCAAGCTGCTCTACGCCTACGGCGAGGCCACCGTGCCAAAGATCACGGTCATCACCCGCAAGGCCTACGGCGGTGCGTACTGCGTTATGGGCTCCAAAGACATGGGCTGCGACGTCAACCTGGCGTGGCCGACCGCGCAGATCGCGGTGATGGGCGCCTCCGGCGCAGTGGGCTTCGTGTACCGCCAGCAGCTGGCCGAGGCCGCCGCCAACGGCGAGGACATCGACAAGCTGCGGCTGCGGCTCCAGCAGGAGTACGAGGACACACTGGTCAACCCGTACGTGGCCGCCGAACGCGGATACGTCGACGCGGTGATCCCGCCGTCGCATACTCGCGGCTACATCGGGACCGCGCTGCGGCTGCTGGAACGCAAGATCGCGCAGCTGCCGCCCAAAAAGCATGGGAA CGTGCCCCTGTGA dtsR1 MycobacteriumU00012.1 ATGACAAGCGTTACCGACCACTCGGCTCATTCAATGGA 140 leprae (use thisACGCGCTGCCGAGCACACGATCAATATCCACACCACGG to clone M.CAGGCAAGCTGGCCGAGCTGCATAAGCGGACCGAAGAA smegmatisGCGCTGCATCCGGTCGGTGCAGCTGCCTTCGAGAAGGT gene)ACACGCTAAGGGTAAGTTTACCGCCCGCGAGCGCATCTACGCCCTATTGGACGACGACTCATTCGTCGAACTCGACGCACTGGCCAGACACCGCAGCACCAACTTCGGCCTCGGTGAAAACCGCCCGGTAGGCGATGGCGTGGTCACCGGCTACGGCACCATCGACGGCCGCGACGTATGCATCTTCAGCCAGGACGTCACGGTGTTCGGCGGCAGCCTGGGCGAAGTGTATGGCGAGAAGATCGTCAAGGTCCAGGAACTGGCGATCAAGACCGGCCGTCCGCTTATCGGCATCAACGACGGCGCGGGCGCGCGTATCCAAGAAGGCGTCGTCTCGCTCGGCCTGTACAGCCGGATTTTCCGCAACAATATCTTGGCCTCCGGCGTCATCCCGCAGATCTCGCTGATCATGGGAGCGGCCGCCGGTGGACACGTGTATTCCCCAGCACTGACCGACTTCGTGGTTATGGTCGACCAAACCAGCCAGATGTTCATCACCGGACCCGACGTCATCAAGACCGTCACCGGCGAGGACGTCACCATGGAGGAGCTGGGTGGCGCCCATACCCACATGGCCAAGTCGGGTACCGCACACTATGTAGCATCGGGCGAGCAAGACGCCTTCGATTGGGTGCGCGATGTGTTGAGCTACCTGCCGTCAAACAACTTCACCGACGCGCCGCGGTATTCTAAGCCCGTTCCTCACGGCTCCATTGAAGACAACCTGACCGCTAAAGACTTGGAGTTGGACACGCTTATCCCGGACTCGCCGAACCAACCGTACGACATGCACGAAGTGGTGACCCGCCTCCTCGACGAGGAAGAGTTCCTTGAGGTGCAAGCCGGTTACGCCACCAACATCGTCGTCGGGCTCGGACGCATAGATGACCGACCGGTGGGCATCGTTGCCAACCAACCCATCCAGTTCGCCGGCTGTCTAGACATCAACGCCTCGGAAAAGGCAGCCCGATTTGTGCGGGTCTGCGACTGCTTCAACATCCCGATCGTGATGTTGGTGGATGTTCCAGGCTTCCTGCCTGGCACCGAGCAAGAATATGATGGCATCATCCGACGCGGCGCAAAGCTGCTCTTCGCCTACGGCGAAGCCACCGTACCCAAGATCACCGTCATCACCCGCAAGGCCTACGGTGGCGCTTACTGCGTGATGGGCTCCAAAAATATGGGCTGCGACGTCAACCTGGCTTGGCCGACCGCACAGATTGCGGTGATGGGTGCCTCCGGCGCAGTAGGCTTCGTGTACCGCAAGGAACTGGCCCAAGCGGCCAAGAACGGCGCCAATGTTGATGAGCTACGCCTGCAGCTGCAGCAAGAGTACGAGGACACCCTGGTGAACCCGTACATCGCCGCCGAACGAGGTTACGTCGATGCGGTGATCCCGCCGTCACACACTCGCGGCTACATTGCCACGGCGCTTCACCTGTTGGAGCGCAAGATCGCACACCTTCCCCCCAAGAAGCACGG GAACATTCCGCTGTGA dtsR1Corynebacterium NC_003450 ATGACCATTTCCTCACCTTTGATTGACGTCGCCAACCT 259glutamicum TCCAGACATCAACACCACTGCCGGCAAGATCGCCGACCTTAAGGCTCGCCGCGCGGAAGCCCATTTCCCCATGGGTGAAAAGGCAGTAGAGAAGGTCCACGCTGCTGGACGCCTCACTGCCCGTGAGCGCTTGGATTACTTACTCGATGAGGGCTCCTTCATCGAGACCGATCAGCTGGCTCGCCACCGCACCACCGCTTTCGGCCTGGGCGCTAAGCGTCCTGCAACCGACGGCATCGTGACCGGCTGGGGCACCATTGATGGACGCGAAGTCTGCATCTTCTCGCAGGACGGCACCGTATTCGGTGGCGCGCTTGGTGAGGTGTACGGCGAAAAGATGATCAAGATCATGGAGCTGGCAATCGACACCGGCCGCCCATTGATCGGTCTTTACGAAGGCGCTGGCGCTCGTATTCAGGACGGCGCTGTCTCCCTGGACTTCATTTCCCAGACCTTCTACCAAAACATTCAGGCTTCTGGCGTTATCCCACAGATCTCCGTCATCATGGGCGCATGTGCAGGTGGCAACGCTTACGGCCCAGCTCTGACCGACTTCGTGGTCATGGTGGACAAGACCTCCAAGATGTTCGTTACCGGCCCAGACGTGATCAAGACCGTCACCGGCGAGGAAATCACCCAGGAAGAGCTTGGCGGAGCAACCACCCACATGGTGACCGCTGGTAACTCCCACTACACCGCTGCGACCGATGAGGAAGCACTGGATTGGGTACAGGACCTGGTGTCCTTCCTCCCATCCAACAATCGCTCCTACGCACCGATGGAAGACTTCGACGAGGAAGAAGGCGGCGTTGAAGAAAACATCACCGCTGACGATCTGAAGCTCGACGAGATCATCCCAGATTCCGCGACCGTTCCTTACGACGTCCGCGATGTCATCGAATGCCTCACCGACGATGGCGAATACCTGGAAATCCAGGCAGACCGCGCAGAAAACGTTGTTATTGCATTCGGCCGCATCGAAGGCCAGTCCGTTGGCTTTGTTGCCAACCAGCCAACCCAGTTCGCTGGCTGCCTGGACATCGACTCCTCTGAGAAGGCAGCTCGCTTCGTCCGCACCTGCGACGCGTTCAACATCCCAATCGTCATGCTTGTCGACGTCCCCGGCTTCCTCCCAGGCGCAGGCCAGGAGTACGGTGGCATTCTGCGTCGTGGCGCAAAGCTGCTCTACGCATACGGCGAAGCAACCGTTCCAAAGATCACCGTCACCATGCGTAAGGCTTACGGCGGAGCGTACTGCGTGATGGGTTCCAAGGGCTTGGGCTCTGACATCAACCTTGCATGGCCAACCGCACAGATCGCCGTCATGGGCGCTGCTGGCGCAGTTGGATTCATCTACCGCAAGGAGCTCATGGCAGCTGATGCCAAGGGCCTCGATACCGTAGCTCTGGCTAAGTCCTTCGAGCGCGAGTATGAAGACCACATGCTCAACCCGTACCACGCTGCAGAACGTGGCCTGATCGACGCCGTGATCCTGCCAAGCGAAACCCGCGGACAGATTTCCCGCAACCTTCGCCTGCTCAAGCACAAGAACGTCACT CGCCCTGCTCGCAAGCACGGCAACATGCCACTGmetH Thermobifida NZ_AAAQ010 ATGAGCGCTCGACTCTCCTTCCGTGAAGTCCTCGGTTC 141fusca 00042.1 CCGCGTCCTCGTCGCCGACGGGGCGATGGGAACGATGCTTCAGACATACGACCTGAGCATGGACGACTTCGAGGGACACGAGGGGTGTAACGAGGTCCTCAACATCACCCGGCCCGACGTGGTCCGGGAGATCCACGAGGCCTACCTGCAGGCCGGCGTCGACTGTGTCGAAACCAACACGTTCGGCGCGAACTTCGGAAACCTCGGCGAATACGGCATCGCGGAACGCACCTACGAACTGGCTGAAGCCGGTGCCCGCCTGGCCCGCGAAGCCGCCGACGCGTACACCACTGCCGATCACGTCCGCTACGTCCTCGGCTCTGTGGGGCCCGGGACGAAGCTGCCCACCCTTGGCCACGCCCCGTACGCTGTGCTGCGCGACCACTACGAACAGTGCGCACGCGGGCTCATTGACGGCGGTGTCGACGCGATCGTGATCGAAACCTGCCAGGACTTGCTGCAGGCGAAAGCCGCGATCGTGGGGGCACGGCGGGCCCGCAAGGCCGCGGGTACCGACACGCCGATCATCGTCCAGGTGACGATTGAAACCACGGGGACCATGCTGGTGGGCTCCGAGATCGGTGCGGCACTGACCTCGCTGGAACCGCCAGGGGTCGACATGATCGGCCTCAACTGCGCTACCGGTCCAGCAGAGATGAGCGAGCACCTGCGCTACCTCTCCCACCACTCCCGCATCCCCCTCTCCTGCATGCCGAACGCGGGCCTGCCTGAGCTGGGGGCGGACGGGGCCGTCTACCCGCTGCAGCCGCATGAGCTCACCGAAGCACACGACACGTTCATCCGCGAGTTTGGCCTGGCCCTGGTGGGCGGCTGCTGCGGCACCACCCCTGAGCACCTCGCCCAAGTGGTGGAGCGGGTGCAGGGACGCGGCGTGCCGGACCGCAAACCGCACGTCGAACCCGCCGCCGCCTCTATCTACCAGAGCGTCCCGTTCCGCCAGGACACCAGCTACCTGGCGATCGGGGAACGCACCAACGCCAACGGCTCCAAGGCGTTCCGCGAAGCCATGCTCGCGGAACGCTACGACGACTGTGTGGAGATCGCCCGCCAGCAGATCCGCGACGGCGCGCACATGCTCGACCTGTGCGTCGACTATGTGGGACGCGACGGGGTGCGCGATATGCGGGAGCTGGCTTCCCGGCTGGCCACCGCCTCCACGCTGCCGCTCGTACTGGACTCCACCGAAGTAGCGGTACTGGAAGCTGGACTGGAGATGCTGGGCGGGCGCGCCGTGCTCAACTCGGTCAACTACGAGGACGGCGACGGCCCTGACTCCCGGTTCGCCAAGGTCGCCGCGCTGGCGGTGGAGCACGGGGCGGCCCTCATGGCGCTGACCATCGACGAGCAGGGGCAGGCGCGGACCGCGGAACGGAAAGTGGAGGTCGCCGAGCGGCTCATCCGGCAGCTCACCACCGAGTACGGCATCCGCAAGCACGACATCATCGTGGACTGCCTGACCTTCACGATCGCAACCGGACAGGAGGAGTCGCGGCGCGACGCTCTGGAAACCATCGAGGCGATCCGTGAACTGAAGCGGCGCCACCCGGACGTGCAGACCACGCTGGGCGTGTCCAACGTCTCCTTCGGGCTCAACCCGGCTGCCCGCATTGTGCTCAACTCGGTGTTCCTCCACGAGTGCGTCCAGGCCGGCTTGGACTCCGCGATCGTGCACGCCTCCAAGATCCTGCCGATCAACCGCATCCCCGAGGAGCAGCGGCAGGTGGCGTTGGACATGATCTACGACCGCCGCACCGATGACTACGACCCGCTGCAACGCTTCCTGCAGCTTTTCGAAGGAGTGGACGCGCAGGCGATGCGCGCCTCGCGCGAGGAAGAGCTGGCCGCGCTGCCGCTGTGGGAGCGCCTGGAGCGCCGTATCGTCGACGGGGAAGCCGCCGGCATGGAAGCGGACCTGGACGAAGCGCTCACCCAGCGGTCCGCGCTGGACATCATCAACACCACGCTGCTGGCGGGGATGAAGACCGTCGGCGACCTGTTCGGCTCCGGGCAGATGCAGCTCCCGTTCGTGCTGAAGTCGGCCGAGGTGATGAAGGCCGCCGTGGCCTATCTGGAGCCGCACATGGAGAAGGTGGACGGCGACCTCGGCAAGGGGCGGATCGTGCTGGCCACGGTCAAGGGCGACGTCCACGACATCGGCAAGAACCTTGTGGACATCATCCTGTCCAACAACGGCTACGAGGTCATCAACCTGGGGATCAAGCAGCCCATCTCCGCGATTCTGGAGGCGGCCGAGCGGCACCGCGCCGACGTGATCGGCATGTCCGGCCTGCTGGTGAAGTCCACGGTGGTGATGCGGGAGAACCTGGAGGAGATGAACGCCCGCGGGGTCGCTGACCGCTACCCGGTCCTGCTGGGCGGTGCCGCGTTGACCCGCTCCTATGTGGAACAGGACCTCGCCGAGATTTTCAAAGGCGAGGTGCGCTATGCCCGCGACGCTTTTGAAGGCTTGAAGCTCATGGACGCCATCATGGCGGTCAAACGCGGGGTGAAGGGGGCTAAGCTGCCGCCGCTGCGCACCCGCCGGGTGAAGCGGGGCGCACAGCTTACCGTCACCGAGCCGGAGAAGATGCCGACGCGCAGCGACGTGGCCACCGACAACCCGGTGCCGACCCCGCCGTTCTGGGGGGACCGCATCTGCAAGGGGATTCCGCTCGCCGACTACGCGGCTTTCCTGGATGAGCGCGCCACGTTCATGGGCCAGTGGGGGCTGCGCGGCTCCCGCGGCGACGGCCCCACCTACGAGGAGCTGGTGGAGACGGAGGGGCGGCCGCGGCTGCGCATGTGGCTGGACCGGATCCAGACCGAGGGGTGGCTGGAGCCGGCGGTCGTCTACGGCTACTACCGCTGCTACAGCGAAGGCAACGACCTGGTCGTCCTCGGTGAGGACGAAAACGAGCTGACCCGGTTCACGTTCCCGCGGCAGCGCCGCGACCGGCACCTGTGCCTGGCTGACTTCTTCCGCCCCAAGGAGTCCGGGGAACTGGACACGGTGGCGTTCCAGGTCGTCACCGTCGGTTCGACGATCAGCAAGGCGACCGCGGAGCTGTTCGAGAAGAACGCGTACCGGGACTACTTGGAGCTCCACGGGCTGTCCGTGCAGTTGACGGAGGCACTCGCGGAGTACTGGCACACCCGGGTCCGCGCCGAGCTGGGCTTCGCCGGGGAGGATCCCGACCCGGCCGATTTGGACGCCTACTTTAAGCTCGGCTATCGAGGCGCCCGTTTCTCCCTGGGGTACGGGGCCTGCCCCAACTTGGAGGACCGCGCCAAGATCGTGGCCCTGCTGCGTCCGGAACGGGTTGGGGTGACGTTGTCCGAGGAGTTCCAGCTTGTTCCCGAACAGTCCACTGACGCGATCGTTGTCCATCACCCCGAGGC GAAATACTTCAACGTATGA metHStreptomyces AL939109.1 ATGGCCTCGTCGCCATCCACCCCGCCCGCCGACACCCG 142coelicolor CACCCGCGTGTCCGCCCTCCGAGAGGCCCTCGCCACCCGCGTGGTGGTCGCCGACGGCGCCATGGGCACCATGCTCCAGGCCCAGAACCCCACGCTGGACGACTTCCAGCAGCTCGAAGGGTGCAACGAGGTCCTGAACCTCACCCGGCCCGACATCGTCCGCTCGGTGCACGAGGAGTACTTCGCGGCCGGCGTCGACTGCGTCGAGACCAACACCTTCGGCGCCAACCACTCCGCCCTGGGCGAGTACGACATCCCCGAGCGCGTCCACGAACTGTCCGAGGCCGGCGCCCGCGTCGCCCGCGAGGTCGCCGACGAGTTCGGCGCCCGCGACGGCCGGCAGCGCTGGGTGCTGGGCTCCATGGGCCCCGGCACCAAGCTCCCCACCCTCGGCCACGCCCCGTACACCGTCCTGCGCGACGCCTACCAGCGCAACGCCGAGGGACTGGTCGCGGGCGGCGCGGACGCACTGCTGGTGGAGACCACGCAGGACCTGCTCCAGACCAAGGCCTCGGTGCTCGGCGCCCGGCGCGCCCTGGACGTCCTCGGCCTCGACCTGCCGCTCATCGTGTCCGTCACCGTCGAGACCACCGGCACCATGCTGCTCGGCTCGGAGATCGGCGCCGCGCTCACCGCGCTGGAACCGCTCGGCATCGACATGATCGGCCTGAACTGCGCCACCGGCCCCGCCGAGATGAGCGAGCACCTGCGCTACCTCGCCCGGCACTCCCGCATCCCGCTGACCTGCATGCCCAACGCCGGTCTGCCCGTCCTCGGCAAGGACGGCGCCCACTACCCGCTGACCGCGCCCGAGCTGGCCGACGCACACGAGACCTTCGTGCGCGAGTACGGCCTGTCCCTGGTCGGCGGCTGCTGCGGCACCACGCCCGAGCACCTGCGCCAGGTCGTCGAGCGGGTCCGGGACACCGCCCCCACCGCACGCGACCCGCGCCCCGAGCCCGGCGCCGCCTCGCTCTACCAGACCGTGCCCTTCCGCCAGGACACCTCCTACCTGGCCATCGGCGAGCGCACCAACGCCAACGGGTCCAAGAAGTTCCGCGAGGCCATGCTGGACGGCCGCTGGGACGACTGCGTCGAGATGGCCCGCGACCAGATCCGCGAAGGCGCGCACATGCTCGACCTCTGCGTCGACTACGTCGGCCGGGACGGCGTCGCCGACATGGAGGAACTGGCCGGCCGGTTCGCCACCGCCTCCACGCTGCCGATCGTCCTCGACTCCACCGAGGTCGACGTCATCCGGGCCGGCCTGGAGAAGCTCGGCGGCCGCGCGGTGATCAACTCGGTCAACTACGAGGACGGCGCCGGCCCCGAGTCCCGGTTCGCCCGCGTCACGAAGCTCGCCCGGGAGCACGGCGCCGCGCTGATCGCGCTGACCATCGACGAGGTGGGACAGGCCCGCACCGCCGAGAAGAAGGTCGAGATCGCCGAACGGCTCATCGACGACCTCACCGGCAACTGGGGCATCCACGAGTCCGACATCCTCGTCGACTGCCTGACCTTCACCATCTGCACCGGCCAGGAGGAGTCCCGCAAGGACGGCCTGGCCACCATCGAGGGCATCCGGGAACTCAAGCGGCGCCACCCGGACGTGCAGACCACGCTCGGCCTGTCGAACATCTCCTTCGGCCTCAACCCGGCCGCCCGCATCCTGCTCAACTCCGTCTTCCTCGACGAATGCGTCAAGGCCGGCCTGGACTCGGCCATCGTGCACGCGAGCAAGATCCTGCCGATCGCCCGCTTCGACGAGGAGCAGGTCACCACCGCCCTCGACTTGATCTACGACCGCCGCCGCGAGGGCTACGACCCCCTGCAAAAGCTCATGCAGCTCTTCGAGGGCGCCACCGCCAAGTCGCTGAAGGCCTCCAAGGCCGAGGAACTGGCCGCCCTCCCGCTGGAGGAGCGCCTCAAGCGCCGCATCATCGACGGCGAGAAGAACGGCCTCGAACAGGACCTCGACGAGGCCCTCCGGGAGCGCCCGGCCCTCGAGATCGTCAACGACACCCTGCTCGACGGTATGAAGGTCGTCGGCGAGCTGTTCGGCTCCGGCCAGATGCAGCTGCCGTTCGTGCTCCAGTCCGCCGAGGTCATGAAGACCGCGGTGGCCCACCTGGAGCCGCACATGGAGAAGACCGACGACGACGGCAAGGGCACGATCGTGCTGGCCACCGTCCGCGGCGACGTCCACGACATCGGCAAGAACCTCGTCGACATCATCCTGTCCAACAACGGCTACAACGTCGTCAACCTCGGCATCAAGCAGCCCGTCTCCGCGATCCTGGAAGCGGCCGACGAGCACCGGGCCGACGTCATCGGCATGTCCGGCCTCCTCGTCAAGTCCACGGTGATCATGAAGGAGAACCTGGAGGAGCTGAACCAGCGCAAGCTGGCCGCCGACTACCCGGTCATCCTCGGCGGCGCCGCCCTCACCAGGGCCTACGTCGAACAGGACCTGCACGAGATCTACGACGGCGAGGTCCGCTACGCCCGCGACGCCTTCGAGGGCCTGCGCCTCATGGACGCCCTCATCGGCATCAAGCGCGGCGTGCCCGGCGCCAAGCTGCCGGAGCTGAAGCAGCGCCGGGTGCGGGCCGCCACCGTCGAGATCGACGAGCGCCCCGAGGAAGGCCACGTCCGCTCCGACGTCGCCACCGACPACCCGGTCCCGACCCCGCCCTTCCGCGGCACCCGCGTCGTCAAGGGCATCCAGCTCAAGGAGTACGCCTCCTGGCTCGACGAGGGCGCCCTCTTCAAGGGCCAGTGGGGCCTCAAGCAGGCCCGCACCGGCGAGGGACCCTCCTACGAGGAACTGGTCGAGTCCGAGGGCCGGCCGCGGCTGCGCGGCCTGCTCGACCGGCTCCAGACGGACAACCTTTTGGAGGCGGCCGTGGTCTACGGCTACTTCCCCTGCGTCTCCAAGGACGACGACCTGATCGTCCTCGACGACGACGGCAACGAACGCACCCGCTTCACCTTCCCCCGCCAGCGCCGCGGCCGGCGCCTGTGCCTGGCCGACTTCTTCCGCCCGGAGGAGTCCGGCGAGACCGACGTGGTCGGCTTCCAGGTCGTCACCGTCGGCTCCCGCATCGGCGAGGAGACGGCCCGCATGTTCGAGGCCAACGCCTACCGCGACTATCTCGAGCTGCACGGCCTGTCCGTGCAGCTCGCCGAGGCCCTCGCCGAGTACTGGCACGCGCGCGTGCGCTCGGAACTCGGCTTCGCCGGGGAGGACCCGGCCGAGATGGAGGACATGTTCGCCCTGAAGTACCGGGGTGCCCGCTTCTCCCTCGGCTACGGCGCCTGCCCCGACCTGGAGGACCGCGCCAAGATCGCCGCCCTGCTGGAGCCCGAGCGCATCGGCGTCCACCTATCCGAGGAGTTCCAGCTCCACCCCGAGCAGTCCACCGACGCCATCGTCATCCACCACCCGGAGGCCAAGT ACTTCAACGCCCGCTGA metHMycobacterium Z97559.1 GTGACTGCGGCCGACAAGCACCTCTACGACACCGATCT 143tuberculosis GCTCGACGTCTTGTCGCAGCGAGTGATGGTCGGCGACG (use this toGTGCAATGGGAACCCAACTACAGGCCGCGGACCTCACG clone M.CTCGACGACTTCCGCGGCCTGGAGGGCTGCAACGAGAT smegmatisCCTCAACGAAACCCGCCCTGACGTGCTGGAAACCATTC gene)ACCGCAACTATTTCGAAGCGGGCGCCGACGCCGTCGAGACGAACACGTTTGGCTGCAACCTGTCCAACCTCGGCGACTACGACATCGCCGACAGGATCCGCGATCTATCACAGAAGGGCACCGCGATCGCACGCCGGGTGGCCGACGAGCTGGGCAGTCCCGACCGCAAGCGCTACGTGCTGGGGTCGATGGGGCCGGGCACCAAGCTGCCGACTCTGGGCCACACCGAATACGCGGTGATCCGCGACGCCTACACCGAGGCCGCGCTGGGCATGCTGGACGGCGGAGCCGACGCCATCCTGGTGGAAACCTGCCAGGACCTACTGCAGCTGAAGGCGGCGGTGTTGGGGTCGCGGCGGGCGATGACGCGGGCCGGGCGGCACATTCCGGTGTTTGCCCACGTCACCGTCGAGACCACCGGCACCATGCTGCTGGGCAGCGAGATCGGGGCGGCGTTGACCGCTGTCGAGCCGCTCGGTGTGGACATGATCGGCTTGAACTGCGCGACGGGTCCGGCCGAGATGAGCGAGCACCTGCGCCACCTGTCCCGGCACGCCCGCATCCCGGTGTCGGTGATGCCCAACGCCGGGTTGCCGGTGCTGGGCGCCAAGGGCGCCGAATATCCGTTGCTGCCCGACGAATTGGCCGAGGCGCTGGCCGGCTTCATCGCCGAGTTCGGGCTCTCGCTGGTCGGTGGCTGCTGCGGCACCACCCCGGCCCATATCCGCGAAGTGGCTGCCGCGGTTGCGAACATCAAGCGTCCCGAGCGACAGGTCAGCTACGAGCCGTCGGTGTCGTCGCTGTACACCGCAATCCCGTTCGCCCAGGACGCCTCGGTTCTGGTGATCGGGGAGCGAACGAACGCCAACGGCTCCAAGGGTTTTCGTGAGGCGATGATCGCCGAGGACTACCAGAAGTGCCTGGACATCGCCAAGGACCAGACCCGCGACGGCGCCCACCTGCTGGACCTGTGTGTGGACTACGTGGGCCGCGACGGTGTGGCCGACATGAAGGCGCTGGCCAGCCGGCTGGCCACGTCCTCGACGCTGCCGATCATGCTGGACTCCACCGAAACCGCGGTGCTGCAGGCGGGTTTGGAGCATCTGGGTGGCCGTTGCGCGATCAACTCGGTGAACTACGAGGACGGCGACGGCCCGGAATCGCGCTTTGCCAAGACCATGGCGCTGGTCGCCGAGCACGGCGCGGCGGTGGTCGCGCTGACCATCGACGAAGAGGGCCAGGCCCGCACCGCGCAGAAGAAGGTCGAGATCGCCGAGCGGCTGATCAACGACATCACCGGCAACTGGGGCGTCGACGAATCATCCATCCTCATCGACACCTTGACGTTCACCATCGCCACCGGTCAGGAGGAGTCCCGCCGCGACGGCATCGAGACCATCGAGGCGATCCGCGAACTGAAAAAGCGCCACCCGGATGTGCAGACCACACTTGGTCTGTCCAACATCTCGTTTGGTCTCAATCCCGCAGCGCGCCAGGTGCTCAACTCGGTGTTCCTGCACGAATGCCAAGAAGCGGGGCTGGATTCGGCGATCGTGCACGCGTCGAAGATCCTGCCGATGAACCGGATTCCCGAGGAGCAACGCAACGTCGCCCTGGATCTGGTCTACGACCGCCGCCGCGAGGACTACGATCCGCTGCAGGAGCTGATGCGGCTGTTCGAAGGCGTGTCGGCGGCCTCCTCGAAAGAGGACCGACTGGCTGAACTAGCTGGGCTGCCGCTGTTCGAACGGCTGGCCCAACGCATCGTCGACGGCGAGCGCAACGGCCTGGACGCCGATCTCGACGAGGCGATGACGCAAAAGCCGCCGCTTCAGATCATCAACGAACATCTGCTGGCCGGCATGAAGACGGTCGGCGAGCTCTTCGGCTCCGGCCAGATGCAGCTGCCGTTCGTGCTGCAGTCGGCGGAGGTAATGAAAGCCGCCGTCGCGTATCTGGAACCGCACATGGAGCGCTCGGACGACGATTCGGGCAAGGGACGCATCGTGCTGGCCACCGTCAAGGGCGACGTGCACGACATCGGCAAGAACCTGGTCGACATCATCTTGAGCAACAACGGCTACGAAGTGGTCAACATCGGCATCAAGCAGCCAATCGCCACCATCCTCGAAGTCGCCGAGGACAAGAGCGCCGACGTGGTCGGCATGTCGGGCCTGCTGGTGAAGTCGACCGTGGTGATGAAGGAAAACCTCGAGGAGATGAACACCCGGGGAGTCGCCGAAAAGTTCCCGGTGCTGCTCGGCGGCGCGGCGTTGACGCGCAGCTATGTCGAAAACGACCTGGCCGAGATCTACCAGGGCGAAGTGCATTACGCGCGAGACGCTTTCGAGGGCCTGAAGTTGATGGACACCATCATGAGCGCCAAGCGCGGCGAGGCGCCCGACGAAAACAGCCCGGAAGCCATTAAGGCGCGTGAGAAAGAAGCCGAACGTAAGGCCCGCCACCAGCGATCCAAACGCATTGCCGCACAGCGCAAAGCCGCCGAAGAACCAGTCGAGGTGCCCGAACGCTCCGATGTCGCGGCCGACATCGAGGTCCCGGCGCCGCCGTTCTGGGGTTCGCGGATCGTCAAGGGCCTGGCGGTGGCCGACTACACCGGTCTGCTCGATGAGCGCGCATTGTTTTTGGGCCAGTGGGGTTTACGCGGCCAGCGCGGCGGTGAGGGTCCGTCCTACGAAGATCTCGTCGAGACCGAGGGCCGGCCGCGGCTGCGGTACTGGTTGGACCGGCTGTCCACCGACGGCATCTTGGCGCACGCCGCCGTGGTGTACGGCTATTTCCCGGCGGTGTCCGAGGGCAACGACATCGTGGTGCTCACCGAGCCCAAGCCCGACGCCCCGGTGCGCTACCGGTTTCACTTCCCGCGCCAGCAGCGCGGTCGGTTTTTGTGCATTGCCGATTTCATCCGCTCGCGGGAGCTGGCCGCCGAGCGTGGCGAGGTTGACGTGCTGCCGTTCCAGCTGGTGACCATGGGTCAGCCGATCGCGGATTTCGCCAACGAGCTGTTCGCGTCCAACGCCTACCGCGACTACCTGGAGGTGCACGGTATCGGCGTGCAGCTCACCGAGGCGCTGGCCGAGTACTGGCACCGGCGGATCCGTGAGGAGCTCAAGTTCTCCGGGGATCGGGCGATGGCGGCCGAGGATCCGGAGGCGAAAGAAGACTATTTCAAGCTCGGCTACCGCGGTGCTCGCTTTGCCTTCGGCTACGGCGCATGCCCGGATCTGGAGGACCGCGCCAAGATGATGGCGCTGCTGGAGCCCGAACGCATCGGTGTGACGTTATCCGAGGAATTACAGCTGCATCCCGAACAGTCGACCGACGCGTTCGTCCTGCACCATCCGGAAGCCAAGTACTTCAA CGTTTAA metH MycobacteriumAL583921.1 ATGCGTGTAACTGCCGCTAACCAACATCAGTACGACAC 144 leprae (use thisCGATCTCCTCGAGACTTTGGCGCAGCGTGTGATGGTGG to clone M.GTGACGGCGCAATGGGTACTCAGCTCCAGGACGCGGAA smegmatisCTTACGTTAGATGATTTCCGCGGCCTGGAGGGCTGCAA gene)CGAGATTCTCAACGAAACGCGTCCTGACGTGCTGGAAACCATCCACCGACGCTACTTCGAGGCAGGTGCGGACCTCGTCGAGACCAACACTTTCGGCTGCAACCTGTCCAACCTTGGTGACTACGACATCGCCGACAAGATCAGGGACTTGTCGCAGCGGGGCACCGTGATTGCGCGACGGGTCGCCGACGAGCTGACCACCCCCGACCACAAGCGATACGTGCTGGGGTCGATGGGACCAGGCACCAAGTTGCCCACCCTGGGCCACACCGAGTACCGGGTCGTTCGAGACGCCTACACCGAGTCGGCGTTAGGCATGCTGGACGGTGGCGCTGACGCCGTACTGGTTGAAACCTGTCAGGACTTGCTGCAGCTCAAGGCTGCGGTGCTGGGCTCGCGGCGCGCGATGACACAGGCCGGTCGGCACATTCCGGTCTTCGTCCACGTGACTGTCGAGACGACCGGAACGATGCTGCTGGGAAGTGAGATCGGCGCTGCACTGGCTGCCGTCGAGCCGCTCGGTGTCGACATGATCGGTTTGAACTGCGCAACGGGCCCCGCTGAGATGAGTGAGCATCTGCGGCACTTGTCCAAGCATGCCCGCATCCCGGTGTCGGTGATGCCCAACGCCGGGCTGCCGGTGCTGGGTGCCAAGGGAGCTGAATACCCGCTGCAGCCCGACGAATTGGCCGAAGCTTTGGCTGGGTTCATCGCTGAATTTGGTCTTTCGTTGGTAGGTGGCTGCTGTGGTACCACCCCGGACCACATCCGGGAAGTGGCCGCAGCGGTAGCCAGATGCAACGACGGGACAGTGCCACGCGGTGAGCGTCATGTGACCTATGAGCCGTCGGTATCGTCGCTGTATACAGCCATTCCATTCGCCCAAAAACCCTCGGTTCTGATGATCGGTGAGCGTACGAATGCCAACGGCTCCAAGGTTTTTCGTGAGGCAATGATCGCCGAGGACTATCAAAAGTGTCTAGATATCGCCAAGGACCAAACCCGTGGCGGCGCACACCTGCTGGATCTGTGTGTCGATTACGTCGGCCGCAACGGTGTGGCCGACATGAAGGCGTTGGCCGGTCGGCTTGCAACGGTGTCGACATTGCCGATCATGCTGGACTCTACCGAAATACCGGTGCTGCAGGCAGGTTTGGAGCACCTGGGCGGGCGCTGCGTGATCAATTCCGTCAACTACGAGGACGGTGACGGTCCCGAGTCACGGTTTGTCAAGACCATGGAGCTGGTCGCCGAGCACGGAGCGGCGGTGGTTGCGCTGACCATCGACGAACAGGGTCAGGCCCGCACCGTTGAGAAGAAGGTCGAAGTCGCGGAGCGGCTTATCAATGACATTACGAGTAACTGGGGCGTTGATAAATCGGCGATTCTCATCGATTGCTTGACTTTTACTATTGCCACTGGCCAGGAGGAGTCACGCAAAGACGGCATTGAGACCATCGACGCGATTCGTGAGCTGAAGAAGCGGCACCCAGCGGTGCAGACTACGCTGGGGTTGTCCAACATCTCCTTCGGTCTCAATCCTTCTGCACGCCAAGTTCTTAACTCTGTTTTTCTACATGAATGTCAGGAAGCAGGACTGGATTCGGCGATTGTGCACGCTTCAAAGATATTGCCCATCAACCGGATACCCGAAGAACAGCGCCAGGCTGCGCTGGATCTAGTGTATGACCGCCGTCGCGAAGGCTACGACCCATTGCAGAAGCTGATGTGGTTATTCAAAGGTGTGTCGTCGCCATCGTCGAAGGAAACACGGGAGGCAGAACTCGCTAAGCTGCCGTTGTTCGACCGGTTAGCACAGCGGATCGTCGACGGCGAGCGCAACGGGTTAGATGTTGATCTCGACGAGGCAATGACCCAGAAACCGCCGTTGGCGATCATCAACGAGAACCTGCTGGACGGCATGAAGACAGTCGGTGAATTGTTCGGCTCTGGGCAGATGCAGCTGCCTTTCGTGTTGCAGTCGGCCGAGGTTATGAAAGCAGCGGTGGCTTATCTAGAACCGCACATGGAGAAATCCGACTGTGACTTCGGTAAGGGGTTAGCCAAAGGACGGATTGTGCTGGCTACCGTCAAAGGAGATGTGCACGATATTGGCAAAAACCTCGTCGATATCATTCTGAGCAACAACGGCTACGAAGTGGTAAACCTCGGCATCAAGCAGCCGATTACCAACATTCTCGAGGTGGCCGAGGACAAAAGCGCCGACGTAGTCGGGATGTCGGGCTTGCTGGTGAAATCGACTGTGATCATGAAGGAAAACCTCGAGGAGATGAACACTCGCGGAGTCGCTGAGAAATTCCCAGTGCTGCTCGGCGGCGCGGCGTTGACCCGCAGCTATGTGGAAAACGACCTGGCCGAAGTCTATGAGGGCGAAGTGCATTACGCACGAGACGCTTTCGAGGGTTTGAAGTTGATGGACACCATTATGAGCGCCAAGCGCGGCGAGGCGCTTGCGCCGGGGAGCCCGGAGTCCTTAGCTGCAGAAGCAGACCGCAATAAGGAAACTGAGCGCAAGGCACGTCATGAGCGGTCCAAACGCATTGCAGTGCAGCGTAAGGCTGCCGAAGAGCCAGTTGAGGTTCCCGAACGCTCCGATGTTCCGAGTGATGTCGAGGTTCCGGCGCCGCCGTTCTGGGGTTCGCGGATCATCAAGGGTCTGGCGGTGGCCGACTATACCGGGTTCCTCGACGAGCGCGCGTTGTTCTTGGGTCAGTGGGGATTACGTGGTGTGCGCGGCGGTGCGGGGCCCTCGTACGAGGATTTGGTGCAGACCGAGGGCCGGCCGCGGTTGCGCTACTGGCTAGACCGATTGTCCACCTACGGCGTCTTGGCGTACGCCGCCGTGGTGTACGGTTACTTCCCGGCGGTGTCCGAAGACAACGATATTGTCGTGCTCGCTGAGCCGAGACCGGACGCCGAGCAGCGGTACCGGTTCACCTTCCCGCGTCAGCAACGCGGTCGGTTCCTGTGCATTGCCGATTTTATTCGATCCCGGGATCTGGCGACCGAGCGGAGTGAGGTGGATGTTTTGCCGTTCCAGCTGGTGACCATGGGTCAACCCATTGCTGACTTCGTTGGCGAGTTGTTCGTGTCCAATTCCTATCGTGATTATCTTGAAGTGCATGGCATCGGTGTGCAGCTAACCGAGGCGCTGGCCGAATACTGGCACCGGCGCATTCGTGAAGAGCTGAAATTCTCCGGAAACCGGACGATGTCGGCTGACGATCCCGAGGCCGTCGAGGACTATTTCAAGCTCGGCTACCGAGGTGCCCGCTTCGCGTTCGGGTATGGAGCATGCCCGGACCTGGAGGACCGGATCAAGATGATGGAGCTGCTTCAACCCGAACGCATCGGTGTAACGATATCTGAAGAGTTGCAGTTACATCCCGAGCAATCGACTGATGCGTTCGTGCTGCACCATCCGGCGGCTAAGTACT TCAACGTCTGA metH LactobacillusAL935256 ATGAAGTTTAAACAAGCACTCCAGCAACGGGTCCTCGT 145 plantarumTGCCGATGGCGCAATGGGCACCCTTTTATATGGTAACTATGGCATCAATTCGGCTTTTGAAAACCTGAATTTGACGCATCCCGACACGATCTTACGCGTTCACCGATCGTACATTCGGGCTGGTGCCGATATTATTCAAACCAACACCTACGCTGCGAACCGCCTAAAGTTGACCCGGTATGATTTACAAGACCAAGTCACCACCATCAATCAGGCCGCTGTGAAAATTGCAGCGACCGCACGGGAACACGCGGATCACCCCGTTTACATTCTGGGAACGATCGGTGGACTAGCCGGCGATACCGATGCAACTGTTCAACGGGCGACACCAGCAACGATTGCTGCCAGCGTGACTGAACAACTTACCGCCCTTCTAGCCACCAACCAGTTAGATGGCATCTTGCTCGAAACATATTATGATTTGCCAGAACTACTCGCCGCGTTAAAAATCGTGAAGGCCCATACTGACTTGCCCGTCATCACGAATGTTTCAATGTTAGCCCCCGGCGTCTTACGAAACGGTACGAGCTTCACTGATGCCATCGTCCAACTCAACGCTGCCGGCGCCGACGTAATCGGCACGAACTGTCGCCTGGGACCTTACTATTTAGCTCAGTCATTTGAAAACTTGGCGATTCCAGCTAACGTTAAACTAGCCGTTTACCCAAACGCTGGCTTGCCTGGCACTGATCAGGACGGTGCGGTGGTCTACGATGGTGAACCAAGCTATTTCGAAGAATATGCCGAACGCTTTCGTCAGCTCGGTCTGAACATTATTGGTGGTTGTTGTGGGACCACACCTTTGCATACCAGCGCAACCGTCCGCGGTCTAAGTAATCGCAGCATCGTTGCTCATGACCAGCCGGCTACAAAACCACAGCCACCAACGCTCGTCACGACAAAGAGTCAGCACCGGTTTCTGCAAAAAGTTGCGACCCAAAAAACGGCGTTAGTCGAACTCGATCCACCCCGCGATTTTGATACGACTAAATTTTTCCGGGGTGCTGAACGATTAAAAGCCGCTGGTGTCGATGGCATTACACTGTCTGACAATTCGTTAGCAACGGTCCGGATTGCTAATACGACGATTGCGGCGCAGCTCAAGTTGAACTACGGCATCACGCCGATCGTTCACTTGACGACCCGCGACCACAATCTAATCGGCTTACAATCAGAGATCATGGGTCTACACAGCCTGGGTATTGAGGACATCTTAGCTATCACTGGCGATCCGGCCAAACTCGGTGATTTTCCGGGAGCCACTTCGGTCAGCGATGTGCGCTCCGTTGAACTGATGAAGTTGATCAAGCAATTCAATAGCGGCATCGGACCAACGGGTAAGTCGCTTAAAGAAGCCAGTGACTTTCGGGTCGCAGGCGCCTTTAATCCTAACGCTTATCGCACTTCCATATCGACCAAGTCAATCAGTCGGAAGTTAAGTTATGGTTGTGACTACATTATCACCCAACCCGTGTATGATCTTGCAAACGTTGACGCTTTGGCGGATGCTCTAGCGGCTAATCACGTGAATGTGCCAGTGTTCGTTGGTGTTATGCCACTCGTCTCACGGCGTAATGCTGAATTTCTACACCATGAAGTCCATGGCATTCGGATTCCAGAGCCTATCTTGACACGCATGGCAGAAGCCGAACAGACCGGAAACGAACGGGCAGTGGGCATTGCTATTGCAAAGGAATTGATTGATGGTATCTGTGCGCGCTTCAACGGCGTTCACATCGTCACACCGTTTAACCGCTTTAAAACGGTCATTGAATTAGTCGATTAC ATCCAACAGAAAAACTTAATTAAAGTACAATAAmetH Coryne- AX371329 ATGTCTACTTCAGTTACTTCACCAGCCCACAACAACGC 260bacterium ACATTCCTCCGAATTTTTGGATGCGTTGGCAAACCATG glutamicumTGTTGATCGGCGACGGCGCCATGGGCACCCAGCTCCAAGGCTTTGACCTGGACGTGGAAAAGGATTTCCTTGATCTGGAGGGGTGTAATGAGATTCTCAACGACACCCGCCCTGATGTGTTGAGGCAGATTCACCGCGCCTACTTTGAGGCGGGAGCTGACTTGGTTGAGACCAATACTTTTGGTTGCAACCTGCCGAACTTGGCGGATTATGACATCGCTGATCGTTGCCGTGAGCTTGCCTACAAGGGCACTGCAGTGGCTAGGGAAGTGGCTGATGAGATGGGGCCGGGCCGAAACGGCATGCGGCGTTTCGTGGTTGGTTCCCTGGGACCTGGAACGAAGCTTCCATCGCTGGGCCATGCACCGTATGCAGATTTGCGTGGGCACTACAAGGAAGCAGCGCTTGGCATCATCGACGGTGGTGGCGATGCCTTTTTGATTGAGACTGCTCAGGACTTGCTTCAGGTCAAGGCTGCGGTTCACGGCGTTCAAGATGCCATGGCTGAACTTGATACATTCTTGCCCATTATTTGCCACGTCACCGTAGAGACCACCGGCACCATGCTCATGGGTTCTGAGATCGGTGCCGCGTTGACAGCGCTGCAGCCACTGGGTATCGACATGATTGGTCTGAACTGCGCCACCGGCCCAGATGAGATGAGCGAGCACCTGCGTTACCTGTCCAAGCACGCCGATATTCCTGTGTCGGTGATGCCTAACGCAGGTCTTCCTGTCCTGGGTAAAAACGGTGCAGAATACCCACTTGAGGCTGAGGATTTGGCGCAGGCGCTGGCTGGATTCGTCTCCGAATATGGCCTGTCCATGGTGGGTGGTTGTTGTGGCACCACACCTGAGCACATCCGTGCGGTCCGCGATGCGGTGGTTGGTGTTCCAGAGCAGGAAACCTCCACACTGACCAAGATCCCTGCAGGCCCTGTTGAGCAGGCCTCCCGCGAGGTGGAGAAAGAGGACTCCGTCGCGTCGCTGTACACCTCGGTGCCATTGTCCCAGGAAACCGGCATTTCCATGATCGGTGAGCGCACCAACTCCAACGGTTCCAAGGCATTCCGTGAGGCAATGCTGTCTGGCGATTGGGAAAAGTGTGTGGATATTGCCAAGCAGCAAACCCGCGATGGTGCACACATGCTGGATCTTTGTGTGGATTACGTGGGACGAGACGGCACCGCCGATATGGCGACCTTGGCAGCACTTCTTGCTACCAGCTCCACTTTGCCAATCATGATTGACTCCACCGAGCCAGAGGTTATTCGCACAGGCCTTGAGCACTTGGGTGGACGAAGCATCGTTAACTCCGTCAACTTTGAAGACGGCGATGGCCCTGAGTCCCGCTACCAGCGCATCATGAAACTGGTAAAGCAGCACGGTGCGGCCGTGGTTGCGCTGACCATTGATGAGGAAGGCCAGGCACGTACCGCTGAGCACAAGGTGCGCATTGCTAAACGACTGATTGACGATATCACCGGCAGCTACGGCCTGGATATCAAAGACATCGTTGTGGACTGCCTGACCTTCCCGATCTCTACTGGCCAGGAAGAAACCAGGCGAGATGGCATTGAAACCATCGAAGCCATCCGCGAGCTGAAGAAGCTCTACCCAGAAATCCACACCACCCTGGGTCTGTCCAATATTTCCTTCGGCCTGAACCCTGCTGCACGCCAGGTTCTTAACTCTGTGTTCCTCAATGAGTGCATTGAGGCTGGTCTGGACTCTGCGATTGCGCACAGCTCCAAGATTTTGCCGATGAACCGCATTGATGATCGCCAGCGCGAAGTGGCGTTGGATATGGTCTATGATCGCCGCACCGAGGATTACGATCCGCTGCAGGAATTCATGCAGCTGTTTGAGGGCGTTTCTGCTGCCGATGCCAAGGATGCTCGCGCTGAACAGCTGGCCGCTATGCCTTTGTTTGAGCGTTTGGCACAGCGCATCATCGACGGCGATAAGAATGGCCTTGAGGATGATCTGGAAGCAGGCATGAAGGAGAAGTCTCCTATTGCGATCATCAACGAGGACCTTCTCAACGGCATGAAGACCGTGGGTGAGCTGTTTGGTTCCGGACAGATGCAGCTGCCATTCGTGCTGCAATCGGCAGAAACCATGAAAACTGCGGTGGCCTATTTGGAACCGTTCATGGAAGAGGAAGCAGAAGCTACCGGATCTGCGCAGGCAGAGGGCAAGGGCAAAATCGTCGTGGCCACCGTCAAGGGTGACGTGCACGATATCGGCAAGAACTTGGTGGACATCATTTTGTCCAACAACGGTTACGACGTGGTGAACTTGGGCATCAAGCAGCCACTGTCCGCCATGTTGGAAGCAGCGGAAGAACACAAAGCAGACGTCATCGGCATGTCGGGACTTCTTGTGAAGTCCACCGTGGTGATGAAGGAAAACCTTGAGGAGATGAACAACGCCGGCGCATCCAATTACCCAGTCATTTTGGGTGGCGCTGCGCTGACGCGTACCTACGTGGAAAACGATCTCAACGAGGTGTACACCGGTGAGGTGTACTACGCCCGTGATGCTTTCGAGGGCCTGCGCCTGATGGATGAGGTGATGGCAGAAAAGCGTGGTGAAGGACTTGATCCCAACTCACCAGAAGCTATTGAGCAGGCGAAGAAGAAGGCGGAACGTAAGGCTCGTAATGAGCGTTCCCGCAAGATTGCCGCGGAGCGTAAAGCTAATGCGGCTCCCGTGATTGTTCCGGAGCGTTCTGATGTCTCCACCGATACTCCAACCGCGGCACCACCGTTCTGGGGAACCCGCATTGTCAAGGGTCTGCCCTTGGCGGAGTTCTTGGGCAACCTTGATGAGCGCGCCTTGTTCATGGGGCAGTGGGGTCTGAAATCCACCCGCGGCAACGAGGGTCCAAGCTATGAGGATTTGGTGGAAACTGAAGGCCGACCACGCCTGCGCTACTGGCTGGATCGCCTGAAGTCTGAGGGCATTTTGGACCACGTGGCCTTGGTGTATGGCTACTTCCCAGCGGTCGCGGAAGGCGATGACGTGGTGATCTTGGAATCCCCGGATCCACACGCAGCCGAACGCATGCGCTTTAGCTTCCCACGCCAGCAGCGCGGCAGGTTCTTGTGCATCGCGGATTTCATTCGCCCACGCGAGCAAGCTGTCAAGGACGGCCAAGTGGACGTCATGCCATTCCAGCTGGTCACCATGGGTAATCCTATTGCTGATTTCGCCAACGAGTTGTTCGCAGCCAATGAATACCGCGAGTACTTGGAAGTTCACGGCATCGGCGTGCAGCTCACCGAAGCATTGGCCGAGTACTGGCACTCCCGAGTGCGCAGCGAACTCAAGCTGAACGACGGTGGATCTGTCGCTGATTTTGATCCAGAAGACAAGACCAAGTTCTTCGACCTGGATTACCGCGGCGCCCGCTTCTCCTTTGGTTACGGTTCTTGCCCTGATCTGGAAGACCGCGCAAAGCTGGTGGAATTGCTCGAGCCAGGCCGTATCGGCGTGGAGTTGTCCGAGGAACTCCAGCTGCACCCAGAGCAGTCCACAGACGCGTTTGTGCTCTACCACCCAGAGGCA AAGTACTTTAACGTCTAA metHEscherichia coli AE000475 GTGAGCAGCAAAGTGGAACAACTGCGTGCGCAGTTAAA 261TGAACGTATTCTGGTGCTGGACGGCGGTATGGGCACCATGATCCAGAGTTATCGACTGAACGAAGCCGATTTTCGTGGTGAACGCTTTGCCGACTGGCCATGCGACCTCAAAGGCAACAACGACCTGCTGGTACTCAGTAAACCGGAAGTGATCGCCGCTATCCACAACGCCTACTTTGAAGCGGGCGCGGATATCATCGAAACCAACACCTTCAACTCCACGACCATTGCGATGGCGGATTACCAGATGGAATCCCTGTCGGCGGAAATCAACTTTGCGGCGGCGAAACTGGCGCGAGCTTGTGCTGACGAGTGGACCGCGCGCACGCCAGAGAAACCGCGCTACGTTGCCGGTGTTCTCGGCCCGACCAACCGCACGGCGTCTATTTCTCCGGACGTCAACGATCCGGCATTTCGTAATATCACTTTTGACGGGCTGGTGGCGGCTTATCGAGAGTCCACCAAAGCGCTGGTGGAAGGTGGCGCGGATCTGATCCTGATTGAAACCGTTTTCGACACCCTTAACGCCAAAGCGGCGGTATTTGCGGTGAAAACGGAGTTTGAAGCGCTGGGCGTTGAGCTGCCGATTATGATCTCCGGCACCATCACCGACGCCTCCGGGCGCACGCTCTCCGGGCAGACCACCGAAGCATTTTACAACTCATTGCGCCACGCCGAAGCTCTGACCTTTGGCCTGAACTGTGCGCTGGGGCCCGATGAACTGCGCCAGTACGTGCAGGAGCTGTCACGGATTGCGGAATGCTACGTCACCGCGCACCCGAACGCCGGGCTACCCAACGCCTTTGGTGAGTACGATCTCGACGCCGACACGATGGCAAAACAGATACGTGAATGGGCGCAAGCGGGTTTTCTCAATATCGTCGGCGGCTGCTGTGGCACCACGCCACAACATATTGCAGCGATGAGTCGTGCAGTAGAAGGATTAGCGCCGCGCAAACTGCCGGAAATTCCCGTAGCCTGCCGTTTGTCCGGCCTGGAGCCGCTGAACATTGGCGAAGATAGCCTGTTTGTGAACGTGGGTGAACGCACCAACGTCACCGGTTCCGCTAAGTTCAAGCGCCTGATCAAAGAAGAGAAATACAGCGAGGCGCTGGATGTCGCGCGTCAACAGGTGGAAAACGGCGCGCAGATTATCGATATCAACATGGATGAAGGGATGCTCGATGCCGAAGCGGCGATGGTGCGTTTTCTCAATCTGATTGCCGGTGAACCGGATATCGCTCGCGTGCCGATTATGATCGACTCCTCAAAATGGGACGTCATTGAAAAAGGTCTGAAGTGTATCCAGGGCAAAGGCATTGTTAACTCTATCTCGATGAAAGAGGGCGTCGATGCCTTTATCCATCACGCGAAATTGTTGCGTCGCTACGGTGCGGCAGTGGTGGTAATGGCCTTTGACGAACAGGGACAGGCCGATACTCGCGCACGGAAAATCGAGATTTGCCGTCGGGCGTACAAAATCCTCACCGAAGAGGTTGGCTTCCCGCCAGAAGATATCATCTTCGACCCAAACATCTTCGCGGTCGCAACTGGCATTGAAGAGCACAACAACTACGCGCAGGACTTTATCGGCGCGTGTGAAGACATCAAACGCGAACTGCCGCACGCGCTGATTTCCGGCGGCGTATCTAACGTTTCTTTCTCGTTCCGTGGCAACGATCCGGTGCGCGAAGCCATTCACGCAGTGTTCCTCTACTACGCTATTCGCAATGGCATGGATATGGGGATCGTCAACGCCGGGCAACTGGCGATTTACGACGACCTACCCGCTGAACTGCGCGACGCGGTGGAAGATGTGATTCTTAATCGTCGCGACGATGGCACCGAGCGTTTACTGGAGCTTGCCGAGAAATATCGCGGCAGCAAAACCGACGACACCGCCAACGCCCAGCAGGCGGAGTGGCGCTCGTGGGAAGTGAATAAACGTCTGGAATACTCGCTGGTCAAAGGCATTACCGAGTTTATCGAGCAGGATACCGAAGAAGCCCGCCAGCAGGCTACGCGCCCGATTGAAGTGATTGAAGGCCCGTTGATGGACGGCATGAATGTGGTCGGCGACCTGTTTGGCGAAGGGAAAATGTTCCTGCCACAGGTGGTCAAATCGGCGCGCGTCATGAAACAGGCGGTGGCCTACCTCGAACCGTTTATTGAAGCCAGCAAAGAGCAGGGCAAAACCAACGGCAAGATGGTGATCGCCACCGTGAAGGGCGACGTCCACGACATCGGTAAAAATATCGTTGGTGTGGTGCTGCAATGTAACAACTACGAAATTGTCGATCTCGGCGTTATGGTGCCTGCGGAAAAAATTCTCCGTACCGCTAAAGAAGTGAATGCTGATCTGATTGGCCTTTCGGGGCTTATCACGCCGTCGCTGGACGAGATGGTTAACGTGGCGAAAGAGATGGAGCGTCAGGGCTTCACTATTCCGTTACTGATTGGCGGCGCGACGACCTCAAAAGCGCACACGGCGGTGAAAATCGAGCAGAACTACAGCGGCCCGACGGTGTATGTGCAGAATGCCTCGCGTACCGTTGGTGTGGTGGCGGCGCTGCTTTCCGATACCCAGCGTGATGATTTTGTCGCTCGTACCCGCAAGGAGTACGAAACCGTACGTATTCAGCACGGGCGCAAGAAACCGCGCACACCACCGGTCACGCTGGAAGCGGCGCGCGATAACGATTTCGCTTTTGACTGGCAGGCTTACACGCCGCCGGTGGCGCACCGTCTCGGCGTGCAGGAAGTCGAAGCCAGCATCGAAACGCTGCGTAATTACATCGACTGGACACCGTTCTTTATGACCTGGTCGCTGGCCGGGAAGTATCCGCGCATTCTGGAAGATGAAGTGGTGGGCGTTGAGGCGCAGCGGCTGTTTAAAGACGCCAACGACATGCTGGATAAATTAAGCGCCGAGAAAACGCTGAATCCGCGTGGCGTGGTGGGCCTGTTCCCGGCAAACCGTGTGGGCGATGACATTGAAATCTACCGTGACGAAACGCGTACCCATGTGATCAACGTCAGCCACCATCTGCGTCAACAGACCGAAAAAACAGGCTTCGCTAACTACTGTCTCGCTGACTTCGTTGCGCCGAAGCTTTCTGGTAAAGCAGATTACATCGGCGCATTTGCCGTGACTGGCGGGCTGGAAGAGGACGCACTGGCTGATGCCTTTGAAGCGCAGCACGATGATTACAACAAAATCATGGTGAAAGCGCTTGCCGACCGTTTAGCCGAAGCCTTTGCGGAGTATCTCCATGAGCGTGTGCGTAAAGTCTACTGGGGCTATGCGCCGAACGAGAACCTCAGCAACGAAGAGCTGATCCGCGAAAACTACCAGGGCATCCGTCCGGCACCGGGCTATCCGGCCTGCCCGGAACATACGGAAAAAGCCACCATCTGGGAGCTGCTGGAAGTGGAAAAACACACTGGCATGAAACTCACAGAATCTTTCGCCATGTGGCCCGGTGCATCGGTTTCGGGTTGGTACTTCAGCCACCCGGACAGCAAGTACTACGCTGTAGCACAAATTCAGCGCGATCAGGTTGAAGATTATGCCCGCCGTAAAGGTATGAGCGTTACCGAAGTTGAGCGCTGGCTGGCACCGAATCTGGGGTATGACGCGGACTGA metE Mycobacterium Z95585.1GTGACCCAGCCTGTACGTCGTCAACCCTTTACCGCAAC 146 tuberculosisCATCACCGGCTCCCCGCGCATCGGCCCGCGCCGCGAAC (use this toTCAAGCGCGCCACCGAAGGCTACTGGGCCGGACGTACC clone M.AGCCGATCCGAGCTGGAGGCCGTCGCCGCCACGTTACG smegmatisCCGCGACACCTGGTCGGCCCTGGCCGCGGCCGGTCTGG gene)ACTCGGTGCCGGTGAACACCTTCTCCTACTACGACCAAATGCTCGATACCGCGGTGCTGCTCGGCGCGCTGCCGCCCCGAGTGAGCCCGGTTTCCGACGGGCTGGACCGCTATTTCGCCGCGGCGCGGGGCACCGACCAGATCGCGCCGCTGGAGATGACGAAGTGGTTCGACACCAACTACCACTACCTGGTACCCGAGATCGGGCCGTCGACCACGTTCACGCTGCACCCCGGCAAGGTGCTCGCCGAACTCAAAGAGGCGTTAGGGCAAGGCATTCCCGCACGTCCGGTGATCATCGGGCCGATCACCTTCCTGCTGCTGAGCAAGGCCGTCGACGGCGCGGGGGCGCCGATCGAACGCCTCGAAGAGTTGGTTCCGGTCTATTCGGAGCTGCTGTCGCTGCTTGCCGACGGCGGCGCCCAGTGGGTGCAGTTCGACGAGCCGGCGCTGGTGACCGACCTCTCCCCCGACGCGCCCGCCCTGGCTGAAGCGGTGTACACCGCGCTGTGCTCGGTGAGCAACCGGCCTGCGATCTATGTCGCCACCTACTTCGGGGACCCGGGCGCGGCCCTACCGGCGCTGGCTCGCACCCCGGTCGAAGCCATCGGCGTCGACCTGGTGGCCGGTGCCGACACCTCGGTGGCCGGGGTACCCGAGCTGGCCGGCAAGACGCTGGTGGCCGGGGTCGTCGACGGGCGCAACGTCTGGCGCACCGACCTGGAGGCGGCGTTGGGCACGTTGGCGACCCTGCTGGGTTCGGCGGCTACCGTGGCCGTCTCGACGTCGTGCTCGACACTGCACGTGCCGTACTCGCTGGAACCGGAAACCGACCTGGATGACGCGTTGCGGAGCTGGCTGGCGTTCGGTGCCGAAAAGGTGCGCGAAGTCGTCGTTCTCGCGCGTGCCCTGCGCGACGGACACGACGCGGTCGCCGACGAGATCGCGTCGTCCCGCGCCGCCATCGCGTCCCGCAAGCGCGACCCGCGGTTACACAATGGGCAAATCCGGGCGCGCATCGAGGCGATCGTCGCGTCCGGAGCCCACCGCGGCAATGCCGCCCAGCGCCGCGCCAGCCAAGACGCGCGACTGCACCTGCCGCCGCTGCCGACCACGACGATCGGCTCCTACCCGCAGACCTCGGCGATCCGCGTTGCGCGTGCGGCGCTGCGGGCCGGTGAGATCGACGAGGCCGAGTACGTGCGCCGGATGCGGCAAGAGATCACCGAGGTGATCGCGCTACAGGAGCGGCTCGGGCTCGACGTGCTGGTGCACGGCGAACCGGAGCGCAACGACATGGTGCAGTACTTCGCCGAGCAATTGGCGGGTTTCTTCGCTACCCAGAACGGCTGGGTGCAGTCCTACGGCAGCCGCTGTGTGCGTCCGCCGATCCTGTACGGCGACGTGTCCCGGCCGCGGGCGATGACGGTCGAGTGGATCACCTACGCGCAGTCGCTGACCGACAAACCGGTGAAGGGCATGTTGACCGGGCCGGTGACGATTCTGGCGTGGTCGTTCGTGCGTGACGACCAGCCGTTGGCCGATACCGCCAACCAGGTGGCGCTGGCGATTCGCGACGAGACCGTGGATTTGCAGTCCGCCGGCATCGCGGTCATCCAGGTCGACGAGCCTGCGCTGCGTGAACTGCTGCCGCTGCGTCGCGCCGACCAGGCCGAGTACTTGCGTTGGGCGGTAGGGGCTTTCCGGTTGGCCACCTCCGGCGTCTCGGACGCCACCCAGATCCACACGCATCTGTGCTACTCGGAGTTCGGCGAGGTGATCGGCGCGATCGCCGATCTGGACGCGGACGTCACGTCCATCGAGGCGGCCCGGTCACACATGGAGGTGCTCGACGACCTGAACGCGATCGGCTTCGCCAACGGTGTGGGCCCGGGCGTCTATGACATTCACTCGCCACGGGTGCCCTCCGCTGAGGAGATGGCCGACTCGTTGCGGGCCGCGTTGCGCGCGGTGCCGGCCGAGCGGCTGTGGGTCAACCCCGACTGCGGACTGAAGACCCGCAATGTCGACGAGGTGACCGCGTCGCTGCACAACATGGTCGCCGCCGCCCGGGAGGTGCGCGCGGGCTAG metE Mycobacterium Z94723.1ATGGACGAACTCGTGACCACTCAATCATTCACCGCAAC 147 leprae (use thisCGTAACTGGCTCTCCACGCATTGGCCCGCGCCGCGAAC to clone M.TTAAACGGGCGACCGAAGGCTATTGGGCCAAGCGTACC smegmatisAGCCGATCAGAACTGGAGTCCGTCGCCTCAACATTGCG gene)CCGCGACATGTGGTCGGACTTAGCCGCCGCCGGCCTGGACTCCGTACCGGTGAACACCTTCTCTTACTACGACCAGATGCTCGACACGGCATTCATGCTCGGCGCGCTGCCTGCCCGGGTAGCACAAGTGTCCGACGACCTAGATCAGTACTTCGCCCTCGCACGCGGCAACAACGACATCAAGCCGCTGGAGATGACTAAGTGGTTCGACACCAACTACCACTACCTGGTTCCTGAAATCGAGCCCGCGACCACCTTCTCACTGAACCCAGGCAAGATACTCGGTGAGCTGAAAGAAGCACTTGAGCAAAGAATTCCGTCCCGACCGGTCATTATCGGTCCGGTCACCTTCCTGTTACTGAGCAAGGGCATCAATGGCGGGGGCGCACCGATACAGCGGCTCGAGGAGCTGGTGGGAATCTACTGCACGCTGCTATCACTGCTCGCCGAGAATGGCGCACGATGGGTACAGTTCGACGAGCCGGCGCTGGTGACTGATCTATCCCCCGATGCACCGGCGTTGGCGGAAGCAGTTTACACTGCACTCGGCTCAGTTAGCAAACGACCCGCCATTTACGTGGCCACTTACTTCGGTAACCCCGGCGCTTCCTTGGCGGGGCTAGCCCGCACGCCCATCGAGGCGATCGGTGTCGACTTCGTTTGTGGTGCCGACACGTCGGTCGCGGCGGTGCCCGAGCTGGCCGGCAAGACTCTGGTGGCTGGCATCGTCGACGGACGCAACATCTGGCGCACTGACCTGGAATCGGCGTTGAGCAAGTTGGCTACTCTGCTGGGTTCAGCAGCCACCGTTGCTGTTTCGACGTCGTGCTCTACGCTGCATGTGCCGTATTCGTTGGAACCAGAAACCGACCTGGACGACAATTTGCGCAGCTGGCTGGCGTTCGGTGCGGAAAAGGTGGCCGAAGTCGTTGTGCTGGCACGCGCACTTCGCGACGGGCGCGACGCGGTCGCCGATGAGATCGCGGCGTCCAATGCCGCCGTTGCCTCGCGACGCAGCGACCCGCGGCTGCACAACGGGCAGGTACGCGCGCGTATTGACTCGATTGTCGCTTCCGGTACGCACCGCGGTGACGCAGCGCAGCGCCGCACCAGCCAGGACGCGCGCCTACACTTACCGCCGCTGCCGACCACGACGATCGGCTCCTACCCGCAGACCTCAGCGATCCGCAAAGCGCGAGCGGCACTGCAGGACGCTGAGATCGACGAGGCCGAGTACATCAGCAGGATGAAAAAAGAAGTCGCCGACGCCATCAAACTGCAGGAGCAACTCGGGCTAGATGTACTGGTCCATGGCGAGCCGGAGCGCAACGACATGGTACAGTATTTCGCTGAGCAACTGGGCGGCTTCTTCGCCACGCAGAACGGTTGGGTGCAGTCCTACGGCAGCCGTTGTGTACGTCCGCCGATCCTCTACGGTGACGTGTCCCGGCCTCACCCGATGACAATCGAGTGGATCACCTACGCGCAGTCCCTAACTGACAAGCCAGTTAAGGGCATGTTGACCGGACCGGTCACGATCTTAGCCTGGTCGTTTGTTCGTGACGACCAGCCGCTGGCCGATACCGCGAACCAAGTAGCACTGGCGATTCGCGATGAGACCGTAGATCTACAATCCGCCGGTATCGCAATCATCCAGGTTGACGAGCCCGCGCTACGTGAGCTGCTGCCGCTGCGTAGGGCTGATCAAGACGAATACTTATGTTGGGCAGTAAAGGCTTTCCGCCTAGCTACCTCGGGGGTCGCCGACTCGACGCAAATCCACACTCATCTGTGCTACTCCGAGTTCGGCGAAGTGATTGGAGCTATCGCCGACCTGGACGCCGACGTCACATCCATCGAAGCGGCGCGCTCACACATGGAAGTATTGGATGACCTGAACGCAGTCGGCTTCGCTAACAGCATAGGCCCGGGAGTCTACGACATCCACTCGCCGCGGGTACCAAGCACTGACGAGATTGCCAAGTCGCTACGCGCAGCATTAAAAGCCATACCGATGCAACGGCTTTGGGTTAACCCCGACTGCGGGCTGAAGACCCGATCAGTTGACGAGGTGAGCGCGTCGCTGCAGAACATGGTCGCAGCAGCACGCCAGGTGCGGGCAGGGGCC TAA metE Streptomyces AL939107.1GTGACAGCGAAGTCCGCAGCCGCGGCAGCACGGGCCAC 148 coelicolorCGTGTACGGCTACCCCCGCCAGGGCCCGAACCGGGAACTGAAGAAGGCGATCGAGGGCTACTGGAAGGGCCGCGTCAGCGCGCCCGAACTCCGGTCCCTCGCCGCGGACCTGCGCGCCGCGAACTGGCGCCGACTGGCCGACGCCGGCATCGACGAGGTGCCCGCCGGCGACTTCTCGTACTACGACCACGTCCTCGACACCACCGTCATGGTCGGTGCGATCCCCGAGCGCCACCGCGCCGCCGTCGCGGCCGACGCCCTGGACGGCTACTTCGCCATGGCCCGCGGCACCCAGGAGGTCGCGCCGCTGGAGATGACCAAGTGGTTCGACACCAACTACCACTATCTGGTTCCGGAGTTGGGTCCGGACACCGTCTTCACGGCCGACTCCACCAAGCAGGTCACCGAGCTGGCGGAAGCCGTCGCCCTGGGCCTGACCGCCCGCCCCGTGCTGGTCGGCCCGGTCACCTATCTCCTGCTGGCCAAGCCGGCCCCCGGCGCCCCCGCGGACTTCGAGCCGCTCACCCTGCTCGACCGGCTCCTGCCGGTGTACGCCGAGGTCCTCACCGACCTGCGCGCGGCCGGCGCCGAGTGGGTCCAGCTGGACGAGCCCGCCTTCGTGCAGGACCGCACCCCGGCGGAACTGAACGCCCTGGAACGCGCCTACCGGGAACTCGGCGCCCTGACCGACCGGCCCAAGCTGCTCGTCGCCTCCTACTTCGACCGCCTCGGCGACGCGCTGCCCGTCCTGGCCAAGGCACCGATCGAGGGTCTTGCCCTGGACTTCACCGACGCCGCCGCGACCAACCTGGACGCCTTGGCCGCCGTCGGCGGACTGCCCGGCAAGCGCCTCGTCGCCGGTGTCGTCAACGGCCGCAACATCTGGATCAACGACCTGCAGAAGTCGTTGTCCACGCTCGGCACGCTGCTGGGTCTCGCGGACCGGGTCGACGTGTCCGCCTCCTGCTCCCTCCTCCATGTGCCCCTCGACACCGGGGCGGAGCGGGACATCGAGCCGCAGATCCTGCGCTGGCTGGCCTTCGCCCGGCAGAAGACCGCCGAGATCGTCACCCTCGCCAAGGGCCTCGCCCAGGGCACCGACGCCATCACCGGCGAACTCGCCGCCAGCCGCGCCGACATGGCCTCCCGCGCCGGCTCACCGATCACCCGCAACCCGGCCGTACGAGCCCGTGCCGAGGCCGTGACGGACGACGACGCCCGTCGCTCCCAGCCGTACGCCGAACGGACCGCCGCCCAGCGGGCACACCTGGGGCTGCCGCCGCTGCCGACCACGACCATCGGCTCGTTCCCGCAGACCGGCGAGATCCGGGCCGCCCGTGCCGACCTGCGCGACGGCCGCATCGACATCGCCGGCTACGAGGAACGGATCCGGGCCGAGATCCAGGAGGTGATCTCCTTCCAGGAGAAGACCGGCCTGGACGTCCTGGTGCACGGCGAGCCCGAACGCAACGACATGGTCCAGTACTTCGCCGAACAGCTGACCGGGTATCTGGCCACGCAGCACGGCTGGGTCCAGTCCTACGGCACCCGCTACGTCCGCCCGCCGATCCTGGCCGGGGACATCTCCCGCCCCGAGCCGATGACGGTGCGCTGGACGACGTACGCCCAGTCGCTCACCGAGAAGCCGGTCAAGGGCATGCTCACCGGCCCGGTGACCATGCTCGCATGGTCCTTCGTCCGCGACGACCAGCCCCTCGGTGACACCGCCCGCCAGGTCGCCCTCGCCCTGCGCGACGAGGTGAACGACCTGGAGGCGGCCGGGACCTCGGTCATCCAGGTCGACGAACCCGCCCTGCGCGAGACACTGCCGCTGCGGGCCGCCGACCACACCGCCTACCTGGCCTGGGCGACGGAGGCGTTCCGGCTGACCACCTCTGGCGTCCGCCCGGACACCCAGATCCACACCCACATGTGCTACGCCGAGTTCGGCGACATCGTCCAGGCCATCGACGACCTCGACGCCGACGTCATCAGCCTGGAAGCCGCTCGCTCACACATGCAGGTAGCCCACGAACTCGCTACCCACGGCTACCCGCGCGAAGCCGGACCCGGCGTGTACGACATCCACTCCCCGCGCGTCCCGAGCGCCGAGGAAGCCGCCGCACTGCTGCGCACCGGCCTCAAGGCGATTCCTGCCGAACGGCTGTGGGTCAACCCCGACTGCGGTCTGAAGACCCGCGGCTGGCCCGAGACCCGCGCCTCCCTGGAGAACCTGGTCGCCACCGCCCGCACCCTCCGCGGAGAGCTGTCCGCTTCCTGA metE Coryne- AX371335ATGACTTCCAACTTTTCTTCCACTGTCGCTGGTCTTCC 262 bacteriumTCGCATCGGAGCGAAGCGTGAACTGAAGTTCGCGCTCG glutamicumAAGGCTACTGGAATGGATCAATTGAAGGTCGCGAACTTCGGCAGACCGCCCGCCAATTGGTCAACACTGCATCGGATTCTTTGTCTGGATTGGATTCCGTTCCGTTTGCAGGACGTTCCTACTACGACGCAATGCTCGATACCGCCGCTATTTTGGGTGTGCTGCCGGAGCGTTTTGATGACATCGCTGATCATGAAAACGATGGTCTCCCACTGTGGATTGACCGCTACTTTGGCGCTGCTCGCGGTACTGAGACCCTGCCTGCACAGGCAATGACCAAGTGGTTTGATACCAACTACCACTACCTCGTGCCGGAGTTGTCTGCGGATACACGTTTCGTTTTGGATGCGTCCGCGCTGATTGAGGATCTCCGTTGCCAGCAGGTTCGTGGCGTTAATGCCCGCCCTGTTCTGGTTGGTCCACTGACTTTCCTTTCCCTTGCTCGCACCACTGATGGTTCCAATCCTTTGGATCACCTGCCTGCACTGTTTGAGGTCTACGAGCGCCTCATCAAGTCTTTCGATACTGAGTGGGTTCAGATCGATGAGCCTGCGTTGGTCACCGATGTTGCTCCTGAGGTTTTGGAGCAGGTCCGCGCTGGTTACACCACTTTGGCTAAGCGCGATGGCGTGTTTGTCAATACTTACTTCGGCTCTGGCGATCAGGCGCTGAACACTCTTGCGGGCATCGGCCTTGGCGCGATTGGCGTTGACTTGGTCACCCATGGCGTCACTGAGCTTGCTGCGTGGAAGGGTGAGGAGCTGCTGGTTGCGGGCATCGTTGATGGTCGTAACATTTGGCGCACCGACCTGTGTGCTGCTCTTGCTTCCCTGAAGCGCCTGGCAGCTCGCGGCCCAATCGCAGTGTCTACCTCTTGTTCACTGCTGCACGTTCCTTACACCCTCGAGGCTGAGAACATTGAGCCTGAGGTCCGCGACTGGCTTGCCTTCGGCTCGGAGAAGATCACCGAGGTCAAGCTGCTTGCCGACGCCCTAGCCGGCAACATCGACGCGGCTGCGTTCGATGCGGCGTCCGCAGCAATTGCTTCTCGACGCACCTCCCCACGCACCGCACCAATCACGCAGGAACTCCCTGGCCGTAGCCGTGGATCCTTCGACACTCGTGTTACGCTGCAGGAGAAGTCACTGGAGCTTCCAGCTCTGCCAACCACCACCATTGGTTCTTTCCCACAGACCCCATCCATTCGTTCTGCTCGCGCTCGTCTGCGCAAGGAATCCATCACTTTGGAGCAGTACGAAGAGGCAATGCGCGAAGAAATCGATCTGGTCATCGCCAAGCAGGAAGAACTTGGTCTTGATGTGTTGGTTCACGGTGAGCCAGAGCGCAACGACATGGTTCAGTACTTCTCTGAACTTCTCGACGGTTTCCTCTCAACCGCCAACGGCTGGGTCCAAAGCTACGGCTCCCGCTGTGTTCGTCCTCCAGTGTTGTTCGGAAACGTTTCCCGCCCAGCGCCAATGACTGTCAAGTGGTTCCAGTACGCACAGAGCCTGACCCAGAAGCATGTCAAGGGAATGCTCACCGGTCCAGTCACCATCCTTGCATGGTCCTTCGTTCGCGATGATCAGCCGCTGGCTACCACTGCTGACCAGGTTGCACTGGCACTGCGCGATGAAATTAACGATCTCATCGAGGCTGGCGCGAAGATCATCCAGGTGGATGAGCCTGCGATTCGTGAACTGTTGCCGCTACGAGACGTCGATAAGCCTGCCTACCTGCAGTGGTCCGTGGACTCCTTCCGCCTGGCGACTGCCGGCGCACCCGACGACGTCCAAATCCACACCCACATGTGCTACTCCGAGTTCAACGAAGTGATCTCCTCGGTCATCGCGTTGGATGCCGATGTCACCACCATCGAAGCAGCACGTTCCGACATGCAGGTCCTCGCTGCTCTGAAATCTTCCGGCTTCGAGCTCGGCGTCGGACCTGGTGTGTGGGATATCCACTCCCCGCGCGTTCCTTCCGCGCAGGAAGTGGACGGTCTCCTCGAGGCTGCACTGCAGTCCGTGGATCCTCGCCAGCTGTGGGTCAACCCAGACTGTGGTCTGAAGACCCGTGGATGGCCAGAAGTGGAAGCTTCCCTAAAGGTTCTCGTTGAGTCCGCTAAGCAGGCTCGTGAGAAAATCGGAGCAACTATCTAA metE Escherichia coli AE016769ATGACAATTCTTAATCACACCCTCGGTTTCCCTCGCGT 263TGGCCTGCGTCGCGAGCTGAAAAAAGCGCAAGAGAGTTATTGGGCGGGGAACTCCACGCGTGAAGAACTGCTGGCGGTAGGGCGTGAATTGCGTGCTCGTCACTGGGATCAACAAAAGCAAGCGGGTATCGACCTGCTGCCGGTGGGCGATTTTGCCTGGTACGATCATGTACTGACCACCAGTCTGCTGCTGGGTAATGTTCCGCCACGTCATCAGAACAAAGATGGTTCGGTAGATATCGACACCCTGTTCCGTATTGGTCGTGGACGTGCACCGACTGGCGAACCTGCGGCGGCAGCGGAAATGACCAAATGGTTTAACACCAACTATCACTACATGGTGCCGGAGTTCGTTAAAGGCCAACAGTTCAAACTGACCTGGACGCAGCTGCTGGAGGAAGTGGACGAGGCGCTGGCGCTGGGCCACAAGGTGAAACCTGTGCTGCTGGGGCCGATTACCTACCTGTGGCTGGGTAAAGTGAAAGGTGAACAGTTTGATCGCCTGAGCCTGCTGAACGACATTCTGCCGGTTTATCAGCAAGTGCTGGCAGAACTGGCGAAACGCGGCATCGAGTGGGTACAGATTGATGAACCCGCGTTGGTACTGGAACTGCCGCAGGCGTGGCTGGACGCATACAAACCCGCTTACGACGCGCTCCAGGGACAGGTGAAACTGCTGCTGACCACCTATTTTGAAGGCGTAACGCCAAACCTCGACACGATTACTGCGCTGCCTGTTCAGGGTCTGCATGTCGATCTcGTACATGGTAAAGATGACGTTGCTGAACTGCACAAGCGTCTGCCTTCTGACTGGCTGCTGTCTGCGGGTCTTATCAATGGTCGTAACGTCTGGCGCGCCGATCTTACCGAGAAATATGCGCAAATTAAGGACATTGTCGGCAAACGCGATTTGTGGGTGGCATCTTCCTGCTCGTTGCTGCACAGCCCCATCGACTTGAGCGTGGAAACGCGTCTTGATGCAGAAGTGAAAAGCTGGTTTGCCTTCGCCCTGCAAAAATGTCATGAACTGGCATTGCTGCGCGATGCGTTGAACAGTGGTGATACGGCAGCTCTGGCAGAGTGGAGCGCTCCGATTCAGGCGCGTCGTCACTCTACTCGTGTACATAATCCGGCAGTAGAAAAGCGTCTGGCGGCGATCACCGCCCAGGACAGTCAGCGTGCGAATGTCTATGAAGTGCGTGCTGAAGCTCAGCGTGCGCGTTTTAAACTGCCCGCGTGGCCGACCACCACGATTGGTTCCTTCCCGCAAACCACGGAGATTCGTACCCTGCGTCTGGATTTTAAAAAGGGTAATCTCGACGCCAATAACTACCGCACGGGCATTGCGGAACATATCAAGCAGGCCATTGTTGAGCAGGAACGTTTGGGACTGGATGTGCTGGTACATGGCGAGGCCGAGCGTAATGACATGGTGGAATACTTTGGCGAGCATCTGGATGGCTTTGTCTTTACGCAAAACGGTTGGGTACAGAGCTACGGTTCCCGCTGCGTGAAGCCACCGATTGTTATTGGTGACGTTAGCCGCCCGGCACCGATTACCGTGGAGTGGGCAAAATATGCGCAATCCCTGACTGATAAACCGGTGAAAGGGATGTTGACCGGCCCGGTGACTATTCTCTGCTGGTCGTTCCCGCGTGAAGATGTCAGCCGTGAAACCATCGCCAAACAAATTGCGCTGGCGCTGCGTGATGAAGTCGCGGACCTGGAAGCCGCTGGAATTGGCATCATTCAGATTGACGAACCGGCATTGCGCGAAGGTTTACCACTGCGTCGCAGCGACTGGGATGCCTATCTCCAGTGGGGCGTGGAGGCTTTCCGTATCAACGCCGCCGTGGCGAAAGATGACACACAAATCCACACTCACATGTGTTACTGCGAGTTCAACGACATCATGGATTCGATTGCGGCGCTGGACGCAGACGTCATCACCATCGAAACCTCGCGTTCCGACATGGAGTTGCTGGAGTCGTTTGAAGAGTTTGATTATCCAAATGAAATCGGTCCTGGCGTCTATGACATTCACTCGCCAAACGTACCGAGCGTGGAATGGATTGAAGCCTTGCTGAAGAAAGCGGCAAAACGCATTCCGGCAGAGCGTCTGTGGGTCAACCCGGACTGTGGCCTGAAAACGCGCGGCTGGCCAGAAACCCGCGCGGCACTGGCGAACATGGTGCAGGCGGCGC AGAATTTGCGTCGGGGA glyAStreptomyces AL939123 ATGTCGCTTCTGAACACACCCCTGCACGAGCTGGACCC 149coelicolor GGACGTCGCCGCCGCCGTCGACGCCGAGCTGGACCGCCAGCAGTCCACCCTCGAGATGATCGCGTCGGAGAACTTCGCCCCGGTCGCGGTCATGGAGGCCCAGGGCTCGGTCCTCACCAACAAGTACGCCGAGGGCTACCCCGGCCGCCGCTACTACGGCGGCTGCGAGCACGTCGACGTGGTCGAGCAGATCGCCATCGACCGGGTCAAGGCGCTCTTCGGCGCCGAGCACGCCAACGTGCAGCCGCACTCGGGCGCCCAGGCCAACGCGGCCGCGATGTTCGCGCTGCTCAAGCCCGGCGACACGATCATGGGTCTGAACCTCGCGCACGGCGGGCACCTGACCCACGGCATGAAGATCAACTTCTCCGGCAAGCTCTACAACGTGGTCCCCTACCACGTCGGCGACGACGGCCAGGTCGACATGGCCGAGGTGGAGCGCCTGGCCAAGGAGACCAAGCCGAAGCTGATCGTGGCGGGCTGGTCGGCCTACCCGCGTCAGCTGGACTTCGCCGCGTTCCGCAAGGTCGCGGACGAGGTCGGCGCGTACCTGATGGTCGACATGGCGCACTTCGCCGGTCTGGTCGCGGCGGGCCTGCACCCGAACCCGGTCCCGCACGCCCACGTCGTCACCACGACCACCCACAAGACGCTGGGCGGTCCGCGCGGCGGTGTGATCCTCTCCACGGCCGAGCTGGCCAAGAAGATCAACTCCGCCGTCTTCCCCGGTCAGCAGGGTGGCCCGCTGGAGCACGTGGTGGCCGCCAAGGCCGTCGCCTTCAAGGTCGCCGCGAGCGAGGACTTCAAGGAGCGCCAGGGCCGTACGCTGGAGGGTGCCCGCATCCTGGCCGAGCGCCTGGTGCGGGACGACGCGAAGGCCGCGGGCGTCTCCGTCCTGACCGGCGGCACGGACGTCCACCTGGTCCTGGTGGACCTGCGCGACTCCGAGCTGGACGGACAGCAGGCCGAGGACCGCCTCCACGAGGTCGGCATCACGGTCAACCGCAACGCCGTCCCGAACGACCCGCGCCCGCCGATGGTGACCTCCGGTCTGCGCATCGGTACGCCGGCCCTGGCGACCCGCGGCTTCACCGCCGAGGACTTCGCCGAGGTCGCGGACGTGATCGCCGAGGCGCTGAAGCCGTCCTACGACGCGGAGGCCCTCAAGGCCCGGGTGAAGACCCTGGCCGACAAGCACCCGCTGTACCCGGGTCTG AACAAGTAG glyA ThermobifidaNZ_AAAQ010 GTGAAGGTTAGGAAACTCATGACCGCCCAGAGCACTTC 150 fusca 00038GCTCACCCAGTCGCTGGCTCAGCTCGACCCTGAGGTCGCGGCAGCCGTGGACGCCGAGCTCGCCCGCCAGCGCGACACCTTGGAGATGATCGCCTCCGAAAACTTTGCGCCCCGGGCGGTGCTGGAGGCGCAAGGCACGGTGCTGACCAACAAGTACGCGGAAGGCTACCCGGGCCGCCGCTACTACGGCGGGTGTGAGCACGTGGACGTCATCGAACAGCTGGCCATCGACCGTGCCAAGGCCCTGTTCGGTGCCGAGCACGCCAACGTGCAGCCGCACTCGGGCGCTCAGGCGAACACCGCCGTGTACTTTGCGCTGCTGCAGCCGGGCGACACCATCCTGGGCCTGGACCTCGCACACGGCGGGCACCTCACCCACGGCATGCGGATCAACTACTCCGGCAAGATCCTCAACGCCGTGGCCTACCACGTACGCGAGTCCGACGGCCTGATCGACTACGACGAGGTCGAAGCGCTAGCCAAGGAGCACCAGCCGAAACTGATCATCGCGGGCTGGTCGGCGTACCCGCGCCAGTTGGACTTTGCCCGGTTCCGGGAGATCGCCGACCAGACAGGCGCCCTCCTCATGGTGGATATGGCGCATTTCGCGGGTCTGGTCGCGGCTGGACTGCACCCCAACCCGGTCCCCTACGCCGACGTAGTGACCACCACCACCCACAAGACCTTGGGCGGGCCGCGAGGCGGGCTCATCCTGGCCAAGGAGGAGCTGGGCAAGAAGATCAACTCGGCGGTGTTCCCGGGGATGCAGGGCGGTCCGCTCCAGCACGTCATCGCTGCCAAGGCCGTAGCGTTGAAGGTCGCGGCCAGCGAAGAGTTCGCTGAGCGGCAGCGGCGCACCCTTTCCGGCGCGAAGATCCTCGCCGAGCGGCTCACCCAGCCTGACGCGGCCGAGGCCGGTATTCGGGTGCTGACCGGCGGCACCGACGTCCACCTGGTCCTGGTCGACCTGGTCAACTCGGAACTCAACGGCAAAGAGGCGGAGGACCGGCTGCACGAGATCGGTATCACGGTCAACCGCAACGCGGTCCCCAACGACCCGCGGCCGCCCATGGTCACGTCGGGACTGCGGATCGGCACCCCGGCTCTCGCCACCCGCGGTTTCGGCGACGCCGACTTCGCTGAGGTCGCCGACATCATCGCTGAGGCGCTCAAGCCGGGCTTCGACGCGGCGACCCTGCGCTCCCGCGTCCAGGCGCTGGCCGCCAAGCACCCGCTCTACCCTGGACTGTGA glyA Mycobacterium E006993ATGTCTGCCCCGCTCGCTGAGGTTGACCCCGATATCGC 151 tuberculosisCGAGTTGCTGGCCAAGGAGCTTGGTCGGCAACGAGACA (use this toCCCTGGAGATGATCGCCTCGGAGAACTTCGCACCGCGC clone M.GCTGTGCTGCAGGCCCAGGGCAGTGTGCTGACCAACAA smegmatisGTACGCCGAGGGACTGCCCGGGCGGCGCTACTACGGCG gene)GTTGTGAGCACGTCGACGTGGTGGAAAACCTCGCCCGCGACCGAGCCAAGGCGTTGTTCGGTGCCGAATTCGCCAATGTGCAACCGCATTCGGGCGCTCAGGCCAACGCCGCGGTGCTGCATGCGCTGATGTCACCCGGCGAGCGGCTGTTGGGTCTGGACCTGGCCAACGGTGGTCACCTGACCCATGGCATGCGGCTGAACTTCTCCGGCAAGCTCTACGAGAATGGCTTCTACGGCGTCGACCCGGCGACACATCTGATCGACATGGATGCGGTGCGGGCCACCGCACTCGAATTCCGCCCGAAGGTGATCATCGCCGGCTGGTCGGCCTACCCGCGGGTGCTCGACTTCGCGGCGTTCCGGTCGATCGCCGACGAGGTCGGGGCCAAGTTGCTCGTGGACATGGCGCATTTCGCGGGTCTGGTCGCCGCGGGGTTGCACCCGTCGCCGGTGCCGCACGCGGATGTGGTGTCCACCACCGTGCACAAGACGCTCGGCGGCGGCCGCTCCGGCCTGATCGTCGGTAAGCAGCAGTACGCCAAGGCGATCAACTCGGCGGTGTTTCCCGGGCAGCAGGGCGGTCCGCTCATGCACGTCATTGCCGGCAAGGCGGTCGCGTTGAAGATCGCCGCCACACCCGAATTTGCCGACCGGCAGCGGCGCACGCTGTCCGGGGCCCGGATCATTGCCGATCGACTGATGGCTCCCGATGTCGCCAAGGCCGGTGTGTCGGTGGTCAGCGGCGGCACCGACGTCCACCTGGTGCTGGTCGATCTGCGTGATTCCCCACTGGATGGCCAGGCCGCCGAGGACCTGCTGCACGAGGTCGGCATCACGGTCAACCGCAACGCCGTCCCCAATGATCCCCGACCGCCGATGGTGACCTCGGGCCTGCGGATAGGCACGCCCGCGCTGGCGACCCGCGGCTTCGGCGACACCGAGTTCACCGAGGTCGCCGACATTATTGCGACCGCGCTGGCGACCGGCAGTTCCGTTGATGTGTCGGCGCTTAAGGATCGGGCGACCCGGCTGGCCAGGGCGTTTCCGCTCTACGACGGGCTC GAGGAGTGGAGTCTGGTCGGCCGCTGA glyAMycobacterium AL049491 ATGGTCGCGCCGCTGGCTGAAGTCGACCCGGATATCGC 152 leprae(use this CGAGCTACTGGGCAAAGAGCTAGGCCGGCAACGGGACA to clone M.CCTTGGAGATGATCGCTTCAGAGAACTTTGTGCCGCGC smegmatisTCGGTTCTACAGGCCCAAGGCAGCGTGCTGACCAACAA gene)GTACGCTGAGGGGTTGCCCGGCCGACGCTATTACGACGGCTGCGAGCACGTCGACGTCGTGGAGAACATCGCCCGCGACCGGGCCAAGGCGCTGTTCGGTGCCGACTTCGCCAACGTGCAGCCGCACTCGGGGGCCCAGGCCAACGCCGCGGTACTGCACGCGCTGATGTCTCCGGGGGAGCGGCTGCTGGGTCTGGATCTCGCCAATGGCGGTCATCTGACGCATGGCATGCGGCTGAACTTCTCCGGCAAGCTGTATGAAACCGGCTTTTATGGCGTCGACGCGACAACGCATCTCATCGATATGGACGCGGTGCGGGCCAAGGCGCTCGAATTCCGCCCGAAGGTGCTGATCGCTGGCTGGTCGGCCTATCCGCGGATTCTGGACTTCGCTGCTTTTCGGTCGATCGCAGACGAAGTCGGCGCCAAGCTGTGGGTCGACATGGCGCATTTCGCGGGCCTGGTTGCGGTGGGGTTGCACCCGTCTCCAGTGCCGCATGCAGATGTGGTGTCCACGACCGTTCACAAGACTCTTGGCGGGGGCCGTTCCGGTTTGATCCTGGGCAAGCAGGAGTTCGCCACGGCCATCAACTCAGCGGTGTTTCCTGGCCAGCAGGGTGGACCGCTTATGCATGTCATCGCGGGCAAGGCGGTCGCGCTGAAGATTGCTACCACGCCTGAGTTCACCGACCGGCAGCAGCGCACGCTGGCCGGCGCCCGGATTCTCGCCGATCGGCTTACCGCCGCTGATGTCACCAAGGCCGGGGTGTCGGTGGTCAGTGGTGGCACTGACGTCCACCTAGTGCTGGTCGACCTGCGCAACTCCCCGTTCGACGGCCAGGCAGCAGAAGATCTGCTGCACGAGGTCGGCATCACTGTCAACCGCAACGTGGTTCCCAATGACCCCCGGCCGCCGATGGTGACCTCAGGCCTGCGGATAGGAACCCCCGCGCTGGCAACCCGAGGGTTCGGTGAAGCGGAGTTCACCGAGGTCGCGGACATCATCGCGACGGTGCTGACCACTGGTGGCAGTGTCGATGTGGCCGCGCTGCGGCAGCAGGTTACCCGACTTGCCAGGGACTTCCCGCTCTACGGGGGACTT GAGGACTGGAGCTTGGCCGGTCGCTAG glyALactobacillus AL935258 ATGAATTACCAGGAACAAGATCCAGAAGTATGGGCTGC 153plantarum GATTAGTAAGGAACAGGCACGGCAACAACATAATATTGAGTTGATTGCTTCTGAGAACATCGTTTCAAAGGGCGTCCGGGCAGCGCAGGGGAGTGTGCTGACCAATAAATACTCTGAAGGCTATCCGGGTCACCGCTTTTACGGTGGTAACGAATACATTGACCAAGTGGAAACCTTAGCAATTGAACGGGCTAAGAAATTATTTGGTGCGGAATATGCTAATGTGCAACCACACTCTGGTTCCCAAGCCAATGCGGCTGCATATATGGCACTGATTCAACCTGGTGACCGGGTGATGGGGATGTCACTAGATGCTGGGGGACACTTAACACATGGATCTAGTGTGAACTTCTCTGGTAAACTTTACGATTTTCAAGGTTATGGGCTCGATCCTGAAACCGCAGAATTAAACTATGATGCAATTCTTGCACAAGCACAAGATTTTCAACCAAAGTTAATCGTTGCGGGGGCTTCTGCTTATAGTCGATTGATTGATTTCAAGAAGTTTCGCGAGATTGCAGATCAAGTTGGGGCCTTATTGATGGTTGATATGGCTCATATTGCCGGCTTAGTTGCGGCCGGGCTACATCCTAATCCAGTGCCATATGCTGATGTGGTTACGACAACGACGCACAAAACGTTACGGGGGCCCCGTGGCGGTATGATTTTAGCGAAAGAAAAGTATGGCAAGAAGATCAACTCAGCCGTTTTCCCTGGCAATCAGGGTGGGCCGTTGGATCACGTAATTGCGGGTAAAGCGATTGCTTTGGGCGAAGACTTACAGCCTGAGTTTAAGGTTTATGCCCAACATATCATTGATAATGCCAAGGCAATGGCGAAGGTCTTCAATGACTCTGACTTGGTTCGGGTTATTTCTGGTGGCACGGACAATCATTTAATGACGATTGATGTCACTAAGTCTGGTTTGAACGGTCGCCAAGTACAAGATCTGTTAGATACGGTTTATATTACGGTCAACAAAGAAGCGATTCCGAATGAGACGTTAGGGGCTTTCAAGACCTCTGGTATTCGGTTGGGAACACCTGCGATTACGACCCGTGGTTTTGACGAAGCTGATGCAACTAAGGTCGCTGAATTGATTTTGCAAGCGTTACAAGCACCGACAGATCAAGCAAATCTAGATGACGTTAAACAGCAAGCAATGGCTTTAACAGCGA AGCACCCGATCGATGTTGATTAA glyACorynebacterium AF327063 ATGACCGATGCCCACCAAGCGGACGATGTCCGTTACCA 264glutamicum GCCACTGAACGAGCTTGATCCTGAGGTGGCTGCTGCCATCGCTGGGGAACTTGCCCGTCAACGCGATACATTAGAGATGATCGCGTCTGAGAACTTCGTTCCCCGTTCTGTTTTGCAGGCGCAGGGTTCTGTTCTTACCAATAAGTATGCCGAGGGTTACCCTGGCCGCCGTTACTACGGTGGTTGCGAACAAGTTGACATCATTGAGGATCTTGCACGTGATCGTGCGAAGGCTCTCTTCGGTGCAGAGTTCGCCAATGTTCAGCCTCACTCTGGCGCACAGGCTAATGCTGCTGTGCTGATGACTTTGGCTGAGCCAGGCGACAAGATCATGGGTCTGTCTTTGGCTCATGGTGGTCACTTGACCCACGGAATGAAGTTGAACTTCTCCGGAAAGCTGTACGAGGTTGTTGCGTACGGTGTTGATCCTGAGACCATGCGTGTTGATATGGATCAGGTTCGTGAGATTGCTCTGAAGGAGCAGCCAAAGGTAATTATCGCTGGCTGGTCTGCATACCCTCGCCACCTTGATTTCGAGGCTTTCCAGTCTATTGCTGCGGAAGTTGGCGCGAAGCTGTGGGTCGATATGGCTCACTTCGCTGGTCTTGTTGCTGCTGGTTTGCACCCAAGCCCAGTTCCTTACTCTGATGTTGTTTCTTCCACTGTCCACAAGACTTTGGGTGGACCTCGTTCCGGCATCATTCTGGCTAAGCAGGAGTACGCGAAGAAGCTGAACTCTTCCGTATTCCCAGGTCAGCAGGGTGGTCCTTTGATGCACGCAGTTGCTGCGAAGGCTACTTCTTTGAAGATTGCTGGCACTGAGCAGTTCCGTGACcGTCAGGCTCGCACGTTGGAGGGTGCTCGCATTCTTGCTGAGCGTCTGACTGCTTCTGATGCGAAGGCCGCTGGCGTGGATGTCTTGACCGGTGGCACTGATGTGCACTTGGTTTTGGCTGATCTGCGTAACTCCCAGATGGATGGCCAGCAGGCGGAAGATCTGCTGCACGAGGTTGGTATCACTGTGAACCGTAACGCGGTTCCTTTCGATCCTCGTCCACCAATGGTTACTTCTGGTCTGCGTATTGGTACTCCTGCGCTGGCTACCCGTGGTTTCGATATTCCTGCATTCACTGAGGTTGCAGACATCATTGGTACTGCTTTGGCTAATGGTAAGTCCGCAGACATTGAGTCTCTGCGTGGCCGTGTAGCAAAGCTTGCTGCAGATTACCCACTGTATGAGGGCTTGGAAGACTG GACCATCGTCTAA glyA Escherichiacoli V00283 ATGTTAAAGCGTGAAATGAACATTGCCGATTATGATGC 265CGAACTGTGGCAGGCTATGGAGCAGGAAAAAGTACGTCAGGAAGAGCACATCGAACTGATCGCCTCCGAAAACTACACCAGCCCGCGCGTAATGCAGGCGCAGGGTTCTCAGCTGACCAACAAATATGCTGAAGGTTATCCGGGCAAACGCTACTACGGCGGTTGCGAGTATGTTGATATCGTTGAACAACTGGCGATCGATCGTGCGAAAGAACTGTTCGGCGCTGACTACGCTAACGTCCAGCCGCACTCCGGCTCCCAGGCTAACTTTGCGGTCTACACCGCGCTGCTGGAACCAGGTGATACCGTTCTGGGTATGAACCTGGCGCATGGCGGTCACCTGACTCACGGTTCTCCGGTTAACTTCTCCGGTAAACTGTACAACATCGTTCCTTACGGTATCGATGCTACCGGTCATATCGACTACGCCGATCTGGAAAAACAAGCCAAAGAACACAAGCCGAAAATGATTATCGGTGGTTTCTCTGCATATTCCGGCGTGGTGGACTGGGCGAAAATGCGTGAAATCGCTGACAGCATCGGTGCTTACCTGTTCGTTGATATGGCGCACGTTGCGGGCCTGGTTGCTGCTGGCGTCTACCCGAACCCGGTTCCTCATGCTCACGTTGTTACTACCACCACTCACAAAACCCTGGCGGGTCCGCGCGGCGGCCTGATCCTGGCGAAAGGTGGTAGCGAAGAGCTGTACAAAAAACTGAACTCTGCCGTTTTCCCTGGTGGTCAGGGCGGTCCGTTGATGCACGTAATCGCCGGTAAAGCGGTTGCTCTGAAAGAAGCGATGGAGCCTGAGTTCAAAACTTACCAGCAGCAGGTCGCTAAAAACGCTAAAGCGATGGTAGAAGTGTTCCTCGAGCGCGGCTACAAAGTGGTTTCCGGCGGCACTGATAACCACCTGTTCCTGGTTGATCTGGTTGATAAAAACCTGACCGGTAAAGAAGCAGACGCCGCTCTGGGCCGTGCTAACATCACCGTCAACAAAAACAGCGTACCGAACGATCCGAAGAGCCCGTTTGTGACCTCCGGTATTCGTGTAGGTACTCCGGCGATTACCCGTCGCGGCTTTAAAGAAGCCGAAGCGAAAGAACTGGCTGGCTGGATGTGTGACGTGCTGGACAGCATCAATGATGAAGCCGTTATCGAGCGCATCAAAGGTAAAGTTCTCGACATCTGCGCACGTTACCCGGTTTACGCATAA metE Thermobifida NZ_AAAQ010ATGGCTTCGAGGGCGGCCAGCACCGGTTCCCACTCCGC 154 fusca 00010GCCGATCTCCAGCAGCAGCGGGCGTCGGCTCGCGACGAAGGCCGCCAGTTCGGCATCGACAAGGGGGCGCACGAAGGCGACGGGAGACAAGTGCGAGGAGCTCATAAGGGCAGGCTACCGATTGTTCCGCCGCCCGTCTTCACCACGACACACCCAAACCCCACCGATATGGTCGATTACAGTGGGAGACATGCTCGGATCACCCACGCCGCGCCCGGCGCCTCGTCCGCGCCGTATCAGCGAACTGTTGGCGCGTAAAGAGCCCACGTTCTCCTTCGAGTTCTTCCCCCCGAAAACGCCCGAGGGGGAGCGCATGCTTTGGCGGGCGATCCGGGAGATCGAGGCCCTACGCCCTTCCTTCGTCTCGGTGACCTACGGTGCGGGCGGCAGCACCCGGGACCGGACCGTGAACGTCACCGAGAAGATCGCCACCAACACCACTCTGCTGCCCGTGGCGCACATCACCGCGGTCAACCACTCGGTGCGGGAGCTCCGCCACCTCATCGGCCGGTTCGCGGCGGCGGGGGTGTGCAACATGCTCGCGCTGCGCGGCGACCCGCCCGGCGACCCGCTGGGCGAATGGGTCAAGCACCCGGAGGGCCTCACCCACGCCGAAGAACTGGTGCGGCTGATCAAGGAGAGCGGTGACTTCTGCGTCGGGGTGGCCGCATTCCCCTACAAGCACCCCCGCTCCCCCGACGTGGAGACCGACACGGACTTCTTCGTCCGCAAATGCCGGGCAGGAGCGGACTACGCGATCACCCAGATGTTCTTCGAAGCCGAGGACTACCTGCGGCTGCGGGACCGGGTCGCGGCCCGGGGCTGCGACGTGCCCATCATCCCTGAGATCATGCCGGTCACGAAGTTCAGCACGATCGCCCGCTCCGAGCAGTTGTCGGGAGCGCCGTTCCCCCGCAGGCTGGCGGAAGAGTTCGAACGGGTCGCCGACGACCCCGAGGCGGTGCGCGCGCTCGGTATCGAGCACGCCACTCGGCTGTGCGAACGGCTCCTCGCCGAAGGGGCGCCGGGCATCCACTTCATCACGTTCAACCGTTCGACGGCGACCCGCGAGGTCTACCACCGGCTCGTGGGCGCCACCCAG CCGGCAGCGGTAGCTGCGCTGCCATGA metEStreptomyces AL939111 ATGGCCCTCGGAACCGCAAGCACGAGGACGGATCGCGC 155coelicolor CCGCACGGTGCGTGACATCCTCGCCACCGGCAAGACGACGTACTCGTTCGAGTTCTCGGCGCCGAAGACGCCCAAGGGCGAGAGGAACCTCTGGAGCGCGCTGCGGCGGGTCGAGGCCGTGGCCCCGGACTTCGTCTCCGTGACCTACGGCGCCGGCGGCTCCACGCGCGCCGGCACGGTCCGCGAGACCCAGCAGATCGTCGCCGACACCACGCTGACCCCGGTGGCCCACCTCACCGCCGTCGACCACTCCGTCGCCGAGCTGCGCAACATCATCGGCCAGTACGCCGACGCCGGGATCCGCAACATGCTGGCCGTGCGCGGCGACCCGCCCGGCGACCCGAACGCCGACTGGATCGCGCACCCCGAGGGCCTGACCTACGCGGCCGAACTGGTCAGGCTCATCAAGGAGTCGGGCGACTTCTGCGTCGGCGTCGCGGCCTTCCCCGAGATGCACCCGCGCTCCGCCGACTGGGACACGGACGTCACGAACTTCGTCGACAAGTGCCGGGCCGGCGCCGACTACGCCATCACCCAGATGTTCTTCCAGCCCGACTCCTATCTCCGGCTGCGCGACCGGGTCGCCGCGGCCGGCTGCGCGACCCCGGTCATCCCCGAGGTCATGCCGGTGACCAGTGTGAAGATGCTGGAGAGGTTGCCGAAGCTCAGCAACGCCTCGTTCCCGGCGGAGTTGAAAGAGCGGATCCTCACAGCCAAGGACGATCCGGCGGCTGTACGCTCGATCGGCATCGAGTTCGCCACGGAGTTCTGCGCGCGGCTGCTGGCCGAGGGAGTGCCAGGACTGCACTTCATCACGCTCAACAACTCCACGGCGACGCTGGAAATCTACGAGAACCTGGGCCTGCACCACCCA CCGCGGGCCTAG metE Coryne-AX374883 TTGGTGGAGGTGAATAAATGCCAGAGGCAGTCCCAACA 266 bacteriumAAACACTCTCATCACACTAAGATACCCAGGCATGTCCC glutamicumTAACGAACATCCCAGCCTCATCTCAATGGGCAATTAGCGACGTTTTGAAGCGTCCTTCACCCGGCCGAGTACCTTTTTCTGTCGAGTTTATGCCACCCCGCGACGATGCAGCTGAAGAGCGTCTTTACCGCGCAGCAGAGGTCTTCCATGACCTCGGTGCATCGTTTGTCTCCGTGACTTATGGTGCTGGCGGATCAACCCGTGAGAGAACCTCACGTATTGCTCGACGATTAGCGAAACAACCGTTGACCACTCTGGTGCACCTGACCCTGGTTAACCACACTCGCGAAGAGATGAAGGCAATTCTTCGGGAATACCTAGAGCTGGGATTAACAAACCTGTTGGCGCTTCGAGGAGATCCGCCTGGAGACCCATTAGGCGATTGGGTGAGCACCGATGGAGGACTGAACTATGCCTCTGAGCTCATCGATCTTATTAAGTCCACTCCTGAGTTCCGGGAATTCGACCTCGGTATCGCCTCCTTCCCCGAAGGGCATTTCCGGGCGAAAACTCTAGAAGAAGACACCAAATACACTCTGGCGAAGCTGCGTGGAGGGGCAGAGTACTCCATCACGCAGATGTTCTTTGATGTGGAAGACTACCTGCGACTTCGTGATCGCCTTGTCGCTGCAGACCCCATTCATGGTGCGAAGCCAATCATTCCTGGCATCATGCCCATTACCGAGCTGCGGTCTGTGCGTCGACAGGTCGAACTCTCTGGTGCTCAATTGCCGAGCCAACTAGAAGAATCACTTGTTCGAGCTGCAAACGGCAATGAAGAAGCGAACAAAGACGAGATCCGCAAGGTGGGCATTGAATATTCCACCAATATGGCAGAGCGACTCATTGCCGAAGGTGCGGAAGATCTGCACTTCATGACGCTTAACTTCACCCGTGCAACCCAAGAAGTGTTGTACAACCTTGGCATGGCGCCTGCTTGGGGAGCAGAG CACGGCCAAGACGCGGTGCGTTAA metEEscherichia coli NC_000913 ATGAGCTTTTTTCACGCCAGCCAGCGGGATGCCCTGAA 267TCAGAGCCTGGCAGAAGTCCAGGGGCAGATTAACGTTTCGTTCGAGTTTTTCCCGCCGCGTACCAGTGAAATGGAGCAGACCCTGTGGAACTCCATCGATCGCCTTAGCAGCCTGAAACCGAAGTTTGTATCGGTGACCTATGGCGCGAACTCCGGCGAGCGCGACCGTACGCACAGCATTATTAAAGGCATTAAAGATCGCACTGGTCTGGAAGCGGCACCGCATCTTACTTGCATTGATGCGACGCCCGACGAGCTGCGCACCATTGCACGCGACTACTGGAATAACGGTATTCGTCATATCGTGGCGCTGCGTGGCGATCTGCCGCCGGGAAGTGGTAAGCCAGAAATGTATGCTTCTGACCTGGTGACGCTGTTAAAAGAAGTGGCAGATTTCGATATCTCCGTGGCGGCGTATCCGGAAGTTCACCCGGAAGCAAAAAGCGCTCAGGCGGATTTGCTTAATCTGAAACGCAAAGTGGATGCCGGAGCCAACCGCGCGATTACTCAGTTCTTCTTCGATGTCGAAAGCTACCTGCGTTTTCGTGACCGCTGTGTATCGGCGGGCATTGATGTGGAAATTATTCCGGGAATTTTGCCGGTATCTAACTTTAAACAGGCGAAGAAATTTGCCGATATGACCAACGTGCGTATTCCGGCGTGGATGGCGCAAATGTTCGACGGTCTGGATGATGATGCCGAAACCCGCAAACTGGTTGGCGCGAATATTGCCATGGATATGGTGAAGATTTTAAGCCGTGAAGGAGTGAAAGATTTCCACTTCTATACGCTTAACCGTGCTGAAATGAGTTACGCGATTTGCCATACGCTGGGGG TTCGACCTGGTTTA cysE MycobacteriumAE007080 ATGCTGACGGCCATGCGGGGCGACATCCGAGCAGCCCG 156 tuberculosisGGAGCGGGATCCGGCGGCCCCTACCGCGCTGGAAGTCA (use this toTCTTCTGCTACCCGGGCGTGCACGCCGTGTGGGGCCAC clone M.CGCCTCGCCCACTGGCTGTGGCAGCGTGGCGCCAGGCT smegmatisGCTCGCGCGGGCAGCTGCCGAATTCACTCGCATCCTGA gene)CCGGTGTAGATATCCACCCCGGTGCCGTCATCGGTGCTCGCGTGTTCATCGACCACGCGACCGGCGTGGTGATCGGAGAAACCGCGGAGGTCGGCGACGACGTCACGATCTATCACGGCGTCACTCTCGGCGGCAGTGGCATGGTTGGCGGGAAACGCCATCCCACCGTCGGTGACCGCGTGATCATCGGCGCCGGGGCCAAGGTCCTCGGTCCGATCAAGATCGGCGAGGACAGCCGGATCGGCGCCAATGCCGTCGTGGTCAAGCCCGTCCCGCCGAGCGCGGTGGTGGTCGGGGTGCCCGGGCAGGTCATCGGCCAAAGCCAGCCCAGTCCCGGCGGCCCGTTTGATTGGAGGCTGCCCGATCTCGTGGGAGCCAGCCTCGATTCGCTGCTCACCAGGGTGGCCAGGCTGGACGCCCTCGGCGGCGGCCCGCAAGCAGCAGGAGTCATCCGGCCACCCGAAGCCGGGATATGGCACGGCGAGGACTTCTCG ATCTGA cysE Mycobacterium Z98741ATGTTTGCGGCAATCCGGCGTGATATCCAGGCAGCAAG 157 leprae (use thisACAGCGAGATCCGGCACAGCCCACGGTGCTGGAGGTCA to clone M.TCTGCTGCTACCCAGGCGTGCACGCCGTCTGGGGTCAT smegmatisCGAATCAGTCACTGGTTGTGGAATCGTCGCGCCAGACT gene)GGCCGCGCGGGCGTTCGCCGAACTCACCCGCATCCTGACTGGGGTCGACATCCACCCCGGTGCCGTGCTCGGAGCCGGCCTGTTCATCGATCACGCGACCGGCGTGGTGATCGGGGAAACCGCGGAAGTGGGCGATGACGTCACCATCTTCCATGGAGTCACTCTCGGCGGCACCGGCCGGGAAACGGGTAAACGTCACCCAACCATCGGGGATCGAGTAACCATCGGCGCCGGCGCCAAGGTCCTCGGTGCCATCAAGATCGGCGAGGACAGCCGGATTGGCGCCAACGCAGTCGTGGTCAAGGAGGTCCCAGCCAGCGCTGTGGCCGTCGGGGTTCCCGGACAAATCATCAGCAGCGACAGCCCGGCCAACGGGGACGATTCTGTGCTGCCCGACTTCGTGGGCGTCAGCCTGCAATCCCTGCTCACCAGGGTGGCCAAGCTGGAAGCCGAAGACGGCGGTTCGCAAACCTACCGCGTCATCCGGCTACCCGAAGCCGGGGTTTGGCACGGCGAGGACTTCTCAATCTGA cysE Lactobacillus AL935252GTGTTTCAGACGGCTCGTGCCATTCTCAATCGTGACCC 158 plantarumCGCCGCGATCAATTTGCGGACAGTTATGTTGACCTATCCTGGTATTCACGCGCTCGCCTGGTACCGGGTTGCCCATTATTTTGAAACACACCGTTTACCATTATTGGCCGCCTTGCTGAGCCAACATGCGGCCCGGCATACCGGGATTCTGATTCACCCGGCCGCGCAAATTGGTCACCGGGTCTTCTTTGACCATGGTATTGGTACTGTCATTGGTGCAACGGCGGTCATTGAAGACGACGTTACAATTTTACACGGCGTCACTTTAGGCGCACGTAAAACCGAACAAGCTGGGCGCCGGCATCCCTATGTTTGTCGCGGTGCTTTCATTGGTGCCCACGCCCAACTCTTGGGCCCTATTACGATTGGCGCCAACAGTAAAATTGGTGCTGGTGCGATTGTTTTAGACAGCGTTCCCGCCCACGTTACTGCGGTCGGTAACCCGGCCCATCTAGTTGCCACTCAATTGCATGCTTATCATGAAGCAACCAGCA ATCAAGCTTGA cysE CorynebacteriumAX405283 ATGCTCTCGACAATAAAAATGATCCGTGAAGATCTCGC 268 glutamicumAAACGCTCGTGAACACGATCCAGCAGCCCGAGGCGATTTAGAAAACGCAGTGGTTTACTCCGGACTCCACGCCATCTGGGCACATCGAGTTGCCAACAGCTGGTGGAAATCCGGTTTCCGCGGCCCCGCCCGCGTATTAGCCCAATTCACCCGATTCCTCACCGGCATTGAAATTCACCCCGGTGCCACCATTGGTCGTCGCTTTTTTATTGACCACGGAATGGGAATCGTCATCGGCGAAACCGCTGAAATCGGCGAAGGCGTCATGCTCTACCACGGCGTCACCCTCGGCGGACAGGTTCTCACCCAAACCAAGCGCCACCCCACGCTCTGCGACAACGTGACAGTCGGCGCGGGCGCAAAAATCTTAGGTCCCATCACCATCGGCGAAGGCTCCGCAATTGGCGCCAATGCAGTTGTCACCAAAGACGTGCCGGCAGAACACATCGCAGTCGGAATTCCTGCGGTAGCACGCCCACGTGGCAAGACAGAGAAGATCAAGCTCGTCGATCCGGACTATTACATTTAA cysE Escherichia coli NC_000913ATGTCGTGTGAAGAACTGGAAATTGTCTGGAACAATAT 269TAAAGCCGAAGCCAGAACGCTGGCGGACTGTGAGCCAATGCTGGCCAGTTTTTACCACGCGACGCTACTCAAGCACGAAAACCTTGGCAGTGCACTGAGCTACATGCTGGCGAACAAGCTGTCATCGCCAATTATGCCTGCTATTGCTATCCGTGAAGTGGTGGAAGAAGCCTACGCCGCTGACCCGGAAATGATCGCCTCTGCGGCCTGTGATATTCAGGCGGTGCGTACCCGCGACCCGGCAGTCGATAAATACTCAACCCCGTTGTTATACCTGAAGGGTTTTCATGCCTTGCAGGCCTATCGCATCGGTCACTGGTTGTGGAATCAGGGGCGTCGCGCACTGGCAATCTTTCTGCAAAACCAGGTTTCTGTGACGTTCCAGGTCGATATTCACCCGGCAGCAAAAATTGGTCGCGGTATCATGCTTGACCACGCGACAGGCATCGTCGTTGGTGAAACGGCGGTGATTGAAAACGACGTATCGATTCTGCAATCTGTGACGCTTGGCGGTACGGGTAAATCTGGTGGTGACCGTCACCCGAAAATTCGTGAAGGTGTGATGATTGGCGCGGGCGCGAAAATCCTCGGCAATATTGAAGTTGGGCGCGGCGCGAAGATTGGCGCAGGTTCCGTGGTGCTGCAACCGGTGCCGCCGCATACCACCGCCGCTGGCGTTCCGGCTCGTATTGTCGGTAAACCAGACAGCGATAAGCCATCAATGGATATGGACCAGCATTTCAACGGTATTAACCATACA TTTGAGTATGGGGATGGGATC serAMycobacterium AL021287 GTGAGCCTGCCTGTTGTGTTGATCGCCGACAAACTTGC 159tuberculosis CCCATCAACGGTTGCCGCCTTGGGAGATCAGGTCGAGG (use this toTGCGCTGGGTTGACGGTCCGGACCGAGACAAGCTGCTG clone M.GCCGCGGTGCCCGAAGCGGACGCGCTGCTGGTGCGATC smegmatisGGCCACCACGGTTGACGCCGAGGTGCTGGCCGCCGCCC gene)CCAAGCTCAAGATCGTCGCGCGCGCCGGCGTCGGGCTGGACAACGTCGACGTGGACGCCGCGACGGCCCGCGGCGTGCTGGTGGTCAACGCCCCGACGTCGAACATCCACAGCGCCGCGGAGCATGCGCTGGCGCTGCTGCTGGCCGCCTCACGCCAGATTCCGGCGGCCGACGCGTCGCTGCGCGAGCACACCTGGAAGCGTTCGTCGTTTTCCGGTACCGAGATCTTCGGCAAAACCGTCGGCGTGGTGGGTCTGGGCCGCATCGGGCAGTTGGTCGCCCAGCGGATCGCTGCGTTCGGCGCTTACGTCGTCGCCTATGACCCGTACGTTTCGCCGGCCCGTGCGGCGCAGCTGGGCATCGAACTGCTGTCCCTGGACGACCTGCTGGCCCGCGCCGATTTCATCTCGGTGCACCTACCGAAAACACCGGAGACGGCGGGACTGATCGACAAGGAGGCGCTGGCGAAGACCAAGCCGGGCGTCATCATCGTCAACGCCGCGCGCGGCGGCCTGGTGGACGAGGCGGCACTGGCCGACGCGATCACCGGCGGCCACGTGCGGGCGGCCGGTCTGGACGTGTTCGCCACCGAACCGTGCACCGACAGCCCGCTGTTCGAGCTGGCACAGGTGGTGGTCACACCGCATCTGGGTGCGTCCACCGCGGAGGCGCAGGACCGGGCGGGCACCGACGTCGCCGAGAGCGTGCGGCTGGCCCTGGCAGGGGAATTCGTGCCCGACGCGGTCAACGTCGGCGGCGGAGTGGTCAACGAGGAGGTGGCGCCCTGGCTGGATCTGGTGCGTAAGCTCGGCGTGCTGGCGGGTGTGTTGTCCGACGAACTGCCGGTGTCGTTGTCGGTGCAGGTGCGCGGTGAGCTGGCCGCCGAAGAGGTTGAGGTGCTGCGCCTTTCGGCGCTGCGCGGCCTGTTCTCGGCGGTGATCGAGGATGCGGTGACATTTGTCAACGCACCGGCATTGGCCGCCGAACGTGGCGTCACCGCCGAGATCTGTAAGGCCTCGGAAAGCCCCAACCACCGCAGCGTCGTCGACGTTCGCGCGGTCGGCGCGGACGGTTCGGTGGTGACCGTCTCGGGCACGCTGTATGGCCCACAGCTGTCGCAGAAGATCGTGCAGATCAACGGCCGCCACTTTGATCTGCGCGCCCAGGGGATCAACCTGATCATCCACTACGTCGACCGGCCGGGAGCGCTGGGCAAGATCGGCACGTTGCTGGGGACGGCCGGGGTGAATATCCAGGCCGCGCAGCTCTCCGAAGACGCCGAAGGCCCGGGCGCGACGATTCTGCTGCGGCTGGACCAAGACGTGCCCGACGACGTGCGGACGGCGATCGCGGCGGCGGTGGACGCCT ACAAGCTCGAGGTTGTCGATCTGTCGTGAserA Mycobacterium Z99263 GTGGACCTGCCTGTTGTGTTAATTGCCGACAAACTCGC 160leprae (use this CCAATCAACCGTGGCTGCCCTGGGAGACCAAGTCGAGG to clone M.TGCGGTGGGTGGACGGTCCAGACCGGACGAAGCTGTTA smegmatisGCTGCAGTACCCGAGGCCGACGCGTTGTTGGTGCGGTC gene)GGCCACTACTGTCGACGCCGAGGTGCTGGCAGCCGCTCCTAAGCTCAAGATCGTCGCCCGTGCCGGGGTAGGGCTAGACAACGTTGATGTCGATGCCGCCACCGCGCGCGGTGTCCTGGTAGTCAACGCCCCAACGTCGAACATTCACAGCGCCGCTGAGCACGCGTTGGCGCTGCTATTGGCAGCTTCTCGGCAGATCGCGGAGGCCGACGCCTCACTGCGTGCACACATCTGGAAACGGTCGTCGTTCTCCGGCACCGAAATTTTCGGCAAGACCGTCGGCGTGGTGGGGCTGGGTCGGATTGGGCAGTTGGTTGCCGCACGGATAGCAGCGTTCGGGGCTCACGTTATCGCTTACGACCCGTATGTGGCGCCGGCACGGGCCGCGCAGCTTGGTATCGAGCTGATGTCTTTTGACGATCTCCTAGCCCGGGCCGATTTTATCTCAGTGCATTTGCCGAAGACGCCCGAGACGGCGGGCCTGATCGACAAGGAGGCGCTGGCCAAAACCAAGCCCGGTGTCATCATTGTCAATGCCGCACGCGGCGGCTTAGTGGACGAGGTGGCGCTAGCCGATGCGGTGCGCAGCGGACATGTTCGGGCGGCCGGTCTAGATGTGTTTGCCACCGAACCGTGCACCGATAGCCCGCTGTTTGAACTATCGCAGGTGGTGGTGACACCGCATCTGGGGGCGTCTACCGCCGAAGCCCAGGATCGAGCAGGTACTGATGTGGCCGAAAGCGTGCGGCTGGCGCTGGCGGGGGAGTTTGTGCCTGACGCGGTCAACGTGGACGGGGGCGTGGTCAACGAAGAGGTGGCTCCCTGGCTGGACTTGGTGTGCAAGCTTGGGGTGCTGGTAGCCGCGTTATCCGATGAACTGCCGGCGTCGTTGTCGGTGCACGTGCGTGGCGAGTTGGCTTCTGAAGACGTTGAAATATTGCGGCTTTCGGCCCTACGTGGGCTTTTCTCGACGGTCATAGAGGATGCTGTGACGTTCGTCAACGCACCGGCACTGGCCGCCGAACGAGGTGTGTCCGCTGAAATCACTACGGGCTCGGAGAGCCCCAACCATCGCAGTGTGGTCGACGTGCGGGCGGTCGCCTCCGACGGCTCGGTGGTCAACATAGCCGGTACGTTGTCTGGGCCGCAACTGGTGCAGAAGATCGTGCAGGTCAATGGTCGTAACTTTGATTTGCGTGCGCAGGGCATGAACTTGGTGATCAGGTATGTCGACCAACCTGGCGCTCTGGGCAAGATTGGCACTTTGCTGGGCGCGGCCGGGGTGAATATCCAAGCTGCTCAGCTGTCTGAGGACACCGAGGGGCCAGGTGCGACGATTCTGTTGAGGCTGGATCAAGACGTGCCGGGTGATGTGCGGTCGGCGATCGTGGCAGCGGTGAGTGCCA ACAAGCTTGAGGTAGTCAATCTGTCATGAserA Thermobifida NZ_AAAQ010 GTGGCTGCGACCGCAGTCGAACCCACACGCACTCCCTC 161fusca 00025 TAAGGAATTCGTTGTGCCCAAGCCAGTCGTCCTGGTCGCGGAAGAACTTTCGCCCGCAGGAATCGCGCTGTTGGAAGAGGACTTTGAAGTCCGCCACGTCAACGGCGCCGACCGTTCCCAGCTCCTTCCCGCGCTCGCCGGAGTCGACGCGCTGATCGTGCGCAGCGCCACCAAAGTGGACGCTGAGGTGCTGGCCGCGGCGCCCTCCCTCAAGGTTGTGGCGCGTGCGGGCGTCGGACTGGACAACGTGGATGTCGAGGCCGCCACCAAGGCGGGCGTGCTCGTCGTCAACGCGCCCACCTCCAACATCATCAGTGCAGCGGAACAGGCCATCAACCTGCTCTTGGCCACGGCCCGCAACACTGCTGCTGCCCACGCGGCCCTCGTGCGCGGCGAGTGGAAGCGTTCCAAGTACACCGGCGTCGAACTGTACGACAAAACCGTCGGCATCGTGGGCCTGGGACGGATCGGCGTGCTCGTCGCCCAGCGGCTCCAGGCGTTCGGCACCAAGCTGATCGCCTACGACCCCTTCGTGCAGCCTGCCCGGGCCGCGCAGCTGGGGGTGGAGCTCGTCGAGCTCGACGAGCTGCTGGAGCGCAGCGACTTCATCACGATCCACCTGCCCAAGACGAAGGACACGATCGGCCTGATCGGCGAGGAAGAGCTGCGCAAGGTCAAGCCGACGGTCCGGATCATCAACGCTGCGCGCGGCGGGATCGTGGACGAGACGGCCCTCTACCACGCGCTCAAGGAAGGTCGTGTGGCCGGCGCTGGGCTGGACGTGTTCGCCAAGGAGCCTTGCACGGACAGCCCGCTGTTCGAGCTGGAGAACGTGGTGGTGGCTCCGCACCTGGGGGCCAGCACGCACGAGGCGCAGGAGAAGGCCGGGACCCAGGTGGCCCGGTCCGTCAAGCTTGCGCTCGCCGGCGAGTTCGTGCCGGACGCGGTCAACATCCAGGGCAAGGGCGTGGCCGAGGACATCAAGCCGGGGCTGCCGCTGACGGAGAAGCTCGGCCGTATCCTCGCCGCGCTCGCCGACGGTGCGATCACCCGGGTCGAGGTGGAGGTCCGGGGCGAGATCGTCGCCCACGACGTCAAGGTGATCGAGCTGGCCGCGCTCAAGGGCCTCTTCACGGACATCGTGGAAGAGGCTGTGACCTACGTGAACGCGCCTCTGGTAGCCAAGGAGCGCGGTATCGAGGTGAGCCTGACCACCGAGGAGGAGAGCCCCGACTGGCGCAACGTCATCACGGTGCGGGCCATCCTCTCCGACGGCCAGCGCGTGTCGGTCTCGGGCACGCTGACCGGGCCGCGCCAGTTGGAGAAGCTTGTCGAGGTCAACGGCTACACCATGGAGATCGCGCCCAGCGAGCACATGGCGTTCTTCTCCTACCACGACCGTCCCGGTGTGGTCGGCGTAGTCGGCCAACTGCTCGGACAGGCGCAGGTGAACATCGCCGGCATGCAGGTCAGCCGGGACAAGGAGGGCGGTGCGGCGCTGATCGCGCTGACCGTGGACTCGGCGATCCCCGACGAGACCCTCGAGACGATCTCCAAGGAGATCGGCGCCGAGATCAGCCGCGTGGACTTGGTTGA CTGA serA Streptomyces AL939124GTGAGCTCGAAACCCGTCGTACTCATCGCTGAAGAGCT 162 coelicolorGTCGCCCGCGACCGTGGACGCACTCGGCCCCGACTTCGAGATCCGCCACTGCAACGGCGCGGACCGGGCCGAACTGCTCCCCGCCATCGCCGACGTGGACGCGATCCTGGTCCGCTCCGCGACCAAGGTCGACGCCGAGGCCGTGGCCGCCGCCAAGAAGCTCAAGGTCGTCGCGCGCGCCGGGGTCGGCCTGGACAACGTCGACGTCTCCGCCGCCACCAAGGCCGGCGTGATGGTGGTCAACGCCCCGACCTCCAACATCGTCACCGCCGCCGAGCTGGCCTGCGGCCTGATCGTCGCCACCGCCCGCAACATCCCGCAGGCCAACGCCGCGCTGAAGAACGGCGAGTGGAAGCGCAGCAAGTACACCGGCGTGGAGCTGGCCGAGAAGACCCTCGGCGTCGTCGGCCTCGGCCGCATCGGCGCGCTCGTCGCGCAGCGCATGTCGGCCTTCGGCATGAAGGTCGTCGCCTACGACCCCTACGTGCAGCCCGCGCGGGCCGCGCAGATGGGCGTCAAGGTGCTGTCCCTGGACGAGCTGCTGGAGGTCTCCGACTTCATCACGGTCCACCTGCCCAAGACCCCCGAGACCCTCGGCCTGATCGGCGACGAGGCGCTGCGCAAGGTCAAGCCGAGCGTCCGCATCGTCAACGCCGCGCGCGGCGGCATCGTCGACGAGGAGGCGCTGTACTCGGCGCTCAAGGAGGGCCGCGTCGCCGGCGCCGGCCTCGACGTGTACGCCAAGGAGCCCTGCACCGACTCGCCGCTGTTCGAGTTCGACCAGGTGGTCGCCACCCCGCACCTCGGCGCCTCCACCGACGAGGCCCAGGAGAAGGCCGGCATCGCCGTCGCCAAGTCGGTCCGCCTGGCCCTCGCCGGTGAGCTGGTCCCCGACGCGGTCAACGTCCAGGGCGGTGTCATCGCCGAGGACGTCAAGCCCGGTCTGCCGCTCGCCGAGCGCCTCGGCCGCATCTTCACCGCGCTCGCGGGTGAGGTCGCCGTCCGCCTCGACGTCGAGGTCTACGGCGAGATCACCCAGCACGACGTGAAGGTGCTGGAGCTGTCCGCCCTCAAGGGCGTCTTCGAGGACGTCGTCGACGAGACGGTGTCGTACGTCAACGCCCCGCTGTTCGCCCAGGAGCGCGGCGTCGAGGTCCGGCTGACCACCAGCTCGGAGTCCCCGGAGCACCGCAACGTCGTCATCGTGCGCGGCACCCTCTCGGACGGCGAGGAGGTGTCGGTCTCCGGCACGCTGGCCGGCCCGAAGCACCTCCAGAAGATCGTCGCCATCGGCGAGTACGACGTGGACCTCGCCCTCGCCGACCACATGGTCGTCCTGCGCTACGAGGACCGTCCCGGCGTCGTCGGCACCGTCGGCCGGATCATCGGCGAGGCGGGTCTCAACATCGCCGGCATGCAGGTCGCCCGCGCGACGGTCGGCGGCGAGGCGCTGGCCGTCCTCACCGTCGACGACACGGTGCCCTCCGGGGTTCTGGCGGAGGTCGCGGCGGAGATCGGCG CCACGTCCGCCCGGTCCGTCAACCTCGTCTGAserA Lactobacillus AL935254 ATGACAAAAGTCTTTATTGCTGGTCAGCTTCCAGCCCA 163plantarum AGCTAATACGTTACTTTTACAAAGTCAGTTAGTCATTGATACTTATACCGGCGATAACCTGATCAGTCACGCGGAACTCATCCGTCGAGTCGCTGATGCCGACTTTTTGATTATCCCACTCTCAACTCAAGTAGATCAAGATGTCTTAGACCACGCCCCACACCTTAAACTGATTGCTAATTTTGGTGCTGGCACTAATAACATCGATATCGCGGCAGCAGCTAAGCGCCAGATTCCAGTCACGAACACGCCAAACGTTTCGGCGGTCGCAACCGCTGAATCAACGGTCGGTTTGATTATCAGCCTAGCGCATCGTATCGTGGAAGGCGATCACTTAATGCGAACTAGCGGCTTTAACGGTTGGGCGCCACTATTCTTTCTCGGCCACAACTTACAAGGCAAGACACTCGGCATCTTAGGCCTTGGCCAAATTGGTCAAGCCGTTGCCAAACGATTACACGCCTTTGACATGCCCATCTTATACAGCCAACACCACCGCCTACCGATTAGCCGTGAAACGCAACTTGGCGCAACCTTTGTCTCCCAGGATGAACTTTTACAGCGTGCCGACATCGTCACTTTACACCTGCCGCTTACCACACAAACAACCCATCTAATCGATAACGCTGCTTTTAGCAAAATGAAGTCCACGGCGCTCCTCATCAACGCCGCACGGGGGCCAATTGTCGACGAGCAAGCACTTGTGACGGCGCTGCAACAACATCAAATTGCTGGCGCTGCACTCGACGTCTACGAACATGAACCGCAAGTCACACCTGGTTTGGCCACGATGAACAACGTCATTTTGACACCTCATCTTGGCAACGCAACGGTCGAAGCTCGCGATGGCATGGCTACCATTGTCGCGGAGAATGTGATTGCGATGGCCCAACATCAGCCAATCAAGTACGT GGTTAACGACGTAACACCAGCATAG serACoryne- AP005278 GTGCGTTCTGCTACCACTGTCGATGCTGAAGTCATCGC 270 bacteriumCGCTGCCCCTAACTTGAAGATCGTCGGTCGTGCCGGCG glutamicumTGGGCTTGGACAACGTTGACATCCCTGCTGCCACTGAAGCTGGCGTCATGGTTGCTAACGCACCGACCTCTAATATTCACTCCGCTTGTGAGCACGCAATTTCTTTGCTGCTGTCTACTGCTCGCCAGATCCCTGCTGCTGATGCGACGCTGCGTGAGGGCGAGTGGAAGCGGTCTTCTTTCAACGGTGTGGAAATTTTCGGAAAAACTGTCGGTATCGTCGGTTTTGGCCACATTGGTCAGTTGTTTGCTCAGCGTCTTGCTGCGTTTGAGACCACCATTGTTGCTTACGATCCTTACGCTAACCCTGCTCGTGCGGCTCAGCTGAACGTTGAGTTGGTTGAGTTGGATGAGCTGATGAGCCGTTCTGACTTTGTCACCATTCACCTTCCTAAGACCAAGGAAACTGCTGGCATGTTTGATGCGCAGCTCCTTGCTAAGTCCAAGAAGGGCCAGATCATCATCAACGCTGCTCGTGGTGGCCTTGTTGATGAGCAGGCTTTGGCTGATGCGATTGAGTCCGGTCACATTCGTGGCGCTGGTTTCGATGTGTACTCCACCGAGCCTTGCACTGATTCTCCTTTGTTCAAGTTGCCTCAGGTTGTTGTGACTCCTCACTTGGGTGCTTCTACTGAAGAGGCTCAGGATCGTGCGGGTACTGACGTTGCTGATTCTGTGCTCAAGGCGCTGGCTGGCGAGTTCGTGGCGGATGCTGTGAACGTTTCCGGTGGTCGCGTGGGCGAAGAGGTTGCTGTGTGGATGGATCTGGCTCGCAAGCTTGGTCTTCTTGCTGGCAAGCTTGTCGACGCCGCCCCAGTCTCCATTGAGGTTGAGGCTCGAGGCGAGCTTTCTTCCGAGCAGGTCGATGCACTTGGTTTGTCCGCTGTTCGTGGTTTGTTCTCCGGAATTATCGAAGAGTCCGTTACTTTCGTCAACGCTCCTCGCATTGCTGAAGAGCGTGGCCTGGACATCTCCGTGAAGACCAACTCTGAGTCTGTTACTCACCGTTCCGTCCTGCAGGTCAAGGTCATTACTGGCAGCGGCGCGAGCGCAACTGTTGTTGGTGCCCTGACTGGTCTTGAGCGCGTTGAGAAGATCACCCGCATCAATGGCCGTGGCCTGGATCTGCGCGCAGAGGGTCTGAACCTCTTCCTGCAGTACACTGACGCTCCTGGTGCACTGGGTACCGTTGGTACCAAGCTGGGTGCTGCTGGCATCAACATCGAGGCTGCTGCGTTGACTCAGGCTGAGAAGGGTGACGGCGCTGTCCTGATCCTGCGTGTTGAGTCCGCTGTCTCTGAAGAGCTGGAAGCTGAAATCAACGCTGAGTT GGGTGCTACTTCCTTCCAGGTTGATCTTGACserA Escherichia coli NC_000913 ATGGCAAAGGTATCGCTGGAGAAAGACAAGATTAAGTT271 TCTGCTGGTAGAAGGCGTGCACCAAAAGGCGCTGGAAAGCCTTCGTGCAGCTGGTTACACCAACATCGAATTTCACAAAGGCGCGCTGGATGATGAACAATTAAAAGAATCCATCCGCGATGCCCACTTCATCGGCCTGCGATCCCGTACCCATCTGACTGAAGACGTGATCAACGCCGCAGAAAAACTGGTCGCTATTGGCTGTTTCTGTATCGGAACAAACCAGGTTGATCTGGATGCGGCGGCAAAGCGCGGGATCCCGGTATTTAACGCACCGTTCTCAAATACGCGCTCTGTTGCGGAGCTGGTGATTGGCGAACTGCTGCTGCTATTGCGCGGCGTGCCGGAAGCCAATGCTAAAGCGCACCGTGGCGTGTGGAACAAACTGGCGGCGGGTTCTTTTGAAGCGCGCGGCAAAAAGCTGGGTATCATCGGCTACGGTCATATTGGTACGCAATTGGGCATTCTGGCTGAATCGCTGGGAATGTATGTTTACTTTTATGATATTGAAAATAAACTGCCGCTGGGCAACGCCACTCAGGTACAGCATCTTTCTGACCTGCTGAATATGAGCGATGTGGTGAGTCTGCATGTACCAGAGAATCCGTCCACCAAAAATATGATGGGCGCGAAAGAAATTTCACTAATGAAGCCCGGCTCGCTGCTGATTAATGCTTCGCGCGGTACTGTGGTGGATATTCCGGCGCTGTGTGATGCGCTGGCGAGCAAACATCTGGCGGGGGCGGCAATCGACGTATTCCCGACGGAACCGGCGACCAATAGCGATCCATTTACCTCTCCGCTGTGTGAATTCGACAACGTCCTTCTGACGCCACACATTGGCGGTTCGACTCAGGAAGCGCAGGAGAATATCGGCCTGGAAGTTGCGGGTAAATTGATCAAGTATTCTGACAATGGCTCAACGCTCTCTGCGGTGAACTTCCcGGAAGTCTCGCTGCCACTGCACGGTGGGCGTCGTCTGATGCACATCCACGAAAACCGTCCGGGCGTGCTAACTGCGCTGAACAAAATCTTCGCCGAGCAGGGCGTCAACATCGCCGCGCAATATCTGCAAACTTCCGCCCAGATGGGTTATGTGGTTATTGATATTGAAGCCGACGAAGACGTTGCCGAAAAAGCGCTGCAGGCAATGAAAGCTATTCCGGGTACCATTCGCG CCCGTCTGCTGTAC lysE MycobacteriumZ74025 GTGAACTCACCACTGGTCGTCGGCTTCCTGGCCTGCTT 164 tuberculosisCACGCTGATCGCCGCGATTGGCGCGCAGAACGCATTCG (use this toTGCTGCGGCAGGGAATCCAGCGTGAGCACGTGCTGCCG clone M.GTGGTGGCGCTGTGCACGGTGTCCGACATCGTGCTGAT smegmatisCGCCGCCGGTATCGCGGGGTTCGGCGCATTGATCGGCG gene)CACATCCGCGTGCGCTCAATGTCGTCAAGTTTGGCGGCGCCGCCTTCCTAATCGGCTACGGGCTACTTGCGGCCCGGCGGGCGTGGCGACCTGTTGCGCTGATCCCATCTGGCGCCACGCCGGTTCGCTTAGCCGAGGTCCTGGTGACCTGTGCGGCATTCACGTTCCTCAACCCACACGTCTACCTCGACACCGTCGTGTTGCTAGGCGCGCTGGCCAACGAGCACAGCGACCAGCGCTGGCTGTTCGGCCTCGGCGCGGTCACAGCCAGTGCGGTATGGTTCGCCACCCTCGGGTTCGGAGCCGGCCGGTTGCGCGGGCTGTTCACCAACCCCGGCTCGTGGAGAATCCTCGACGGCCTGATCGCGGTCATGATGGTT GCGCTGGGAATCTCGCTGACCGTGACCTAGlysE Mycobacterium Z77162 ATGATGACGCTCAAGGTCGCGATCGGCCCGCAAAACGC 165tuberculosis ATTTGTCCTGCGCCAAGGAATTAGGCGAGAATACGTGC (use this toTGGTCATTGTGGCGCTGTGCGGGATCGCTGATGGGGCA clone M.CTGATTGCCGCGGGCGTTGGCGGCTTCGCTGCGCTGAT smegmatisTCACGCTCATCCCAATATGACTTTGGTTGCCCGATTTG gene)GCGGCGCAGCGTTCTTGATTGGCTACGCGCTATTGGCCGCGCGGAACGCGTGGCGCCCGAGCGGGCTGGTGCCGTCGGAATCGGGGCCGGCTGCGCTGATCGGCGTGGTGCAAATGTGCCTGGTGGTGACCTTTCTCAACCCACACGTCTATCTGGACACTGTGGTGTTGATCGGTGCCCTCGCCAATGAGGAATCAGATCTGCGGTGGTTTTTCGGAGCCGGTGCCTGGGCCGCCAGCGTCGTATGGTTCGCCGTGTTGGGATTTAGCGCGGGCCGGCTACAGCCATTCTTCGCAACTCCAGCTGCTTGGCGCATTCTTGATGCGCTGGTTGCCGTGACGATGATTGGGGTCGCCGTCGTTGTGCTCGTCACGTCACCAAGTGTGCCGACGGCCAATGTCGCACTGATCATTTGA lysE Streptomyces AL939131ATGAACAACGCCCTCACGGCGGCCGCCGCCGGTTTCGG 166 coelicolorCACCGGCCTCTCGCTCATCGTCGCCATCGGCGCCCAGAACGCCTTCGTCCTGCGGCAGGGGGTCCGCCGTGACGCGGTGCTCGCCGTGGTCGGCATCTGCGCGCTGTCCGACGCCGTGCTCATCGCCCTGGGCGTCGGCGGGGTCGGCGCCGTGGTGGTGGCGTGGCCGGGCGCGCTGACCGCCGTCGGCTGGATCGGCGGCGCGTTCCTGCTCTGCTACGGAGCCCTGGCGGCCCGGCGGGTGTTCCGGCCGTCCGGGGCGCTGCGGGCGGACGGCGCCGCCGCGGGCTCGCGCCGCCGGGCCGTGCTCACCTGCCTGGCGCTGACCTGGCTCAACCCGCACGTCTACCTCGACACCGTGTTCCTGCTGGGCTCCGTCGCCGCCGACCGGGGGCCGCTGCGCTGGACCTTCGGCCTCGGAGCCGCCGCCGCCAGCCTGGTCTGGTTCGCCGCGCTCGGCTTCGGCGCCCGCTACCTCGGCCGCTTCCTGTCCCGGCCCGTCGCCTGGCGGGTCCTCGACGGACTGGTGGCCGCCACCATGATCGTCCTCGGCGTCTCCCTCGTCGCCGG GGCCTGA lysE LactobacillusAL935256 ATGCAAGTGTTTTTACAAGGATTATTATTTGGAATTGT 167 plantarumTTACATTGCACCAATCGGGATGCAAAACTTATTTGTGGTTTCGACAGCTATTGAACAACCATTGCAACGGGCATTGCGGGTGGCTTTAATTGTAATTGCGTTCGATACGTCGCTCTCCCTGGCTTGCTTTTATGGGGTGGGCCGATTGTTGCAGACCACTCCCTGGCTCGAATTAGGGGTGTTGTTGATTGGGAGTTTATTGGTCTTTTACATTGGCTGGAATCTGTTGCGGAAAAAGGCCACGGCAATGGGGACCCTCGACGCGGACTTTTCATATAAAGCAGCGATTCTGACAGCTTTTTCGGTAGCATGGCTGAATCCGCAAGCACTGATTGATGGTTCCGTGTTGTTGGCGGCGTTTCGGGTGTCAATCCCGGCGGCACTGACCCATTTCTTTATGTTGGGGGTCATCCTAGCATCCATTATTTGGTTCATCGGTCTGACCAGCTTGATCAGTAAGTTTAAACATCTCATGCAACCACGAGTCCTACTCTGGATCAATCGAATCTGTGGTGGCATCATTATTCTATACGGCGTGCAGTTGCTAGCAACCTTCATCACGAAAATATAG lysE Coryne- X96471ATGGAAATCTTCATTACAGGTCTGCTTTTGGGGGCCAG 272 bacteriumTCTTTTACTGTCCATCGGACCGCAGAATGTACTGGTGA glutamicumTTAAACAAGGAATTAAGCGCGAAGGACTCATTGCGGTTCTTCTCGTGTGTTTAATTTCTGACGTCTTTTTGTTCATCGCCGGCACCTTGGGCGTTGATCTTTTGTCCAATGCCGCGCCGATCGTGCTCGATATTATGCGCTGGGGTGGCATCGCTTACCTGTTATGGTTTGCCGTCATGGCAGCGAAAGACGCCATGACAAACAAGGTGGAAGCGCCACAGATCATTGAAGAAACAGAACCAACCGTGCCCGATGACACGCCTTTGGGCGGTTCGGCGGTGGCCACTGACACGCGCAACCGGGTGCGGGTGGAGGTGAGCGTCGATAAGCAGCGGGTTTGGGTAAAGCCCATGTTGATGGCAATCGTGCTGACCTGGTTGAACCCGAATGCGTATTTGGACGCGTTTGTGTTTATCGGCGGCGTCGGCGCGCAATACGGCGACACCGGACGGTGGATTTTCGCCGCTGGCGCGTTCGCGGCAAGCCTGATCTGGTTCCCGCTGGTGGGTTTCGGCGCAGCAGCATTGTCACGCCCGCTGTCCAGCCCCAAGGTGTGGCGCTGGATCAACGTCGTCGTGGCAGTTGTGATGACCGCATTGGCCATCAAA CTGATGTTGATGGGTTAG metBMycobacterium AL021897 ATGAGCGAAGACCGCACGGGACACCAGGGAATCAGCGG 168tuberculosis ACCGGCCACCCGCGCCATCCACGCTGGCTACCGCCCGG (use this toATCCGGCGACCGGGGCGGTGAACGTGCCGATCTACGCC clone M.AGCAGCACCTTCGCCCAAGACGGCGTCGGCGGTCTGCG smegmatisTGGCGGTTTCGAATACGCACGCACCGGCAACCCCACCC gene)GGGCCGCATTGGAGGCCTCGCTGGCGGCAGTCGAGGAGGGTGCTTTCGCGCGGGCATTCAGTTCCGGGATGGCCGCGACCGACTGCGCCCTGCGGGCGATGTTACGGCCCGGAGACCACGTCGTCATTCCCGATGACGCCTACGGCGGCACATTCCGGTTGATAGACAAGGTGTTCACCCGGTGGGATGTCCAGTACACGCCGGTGCGGCTTGCCGATCTGGATGCGGTGGGTGCCGCGATTACTCCGCGCACCCGGCTGATTTGGGTGGAGACGCCCACCAATCCGCTACTGTCGATCGCCGATATCACGGCCATTGCCGAGCTGGGCACAGACAGATCGGCAAAAGTATTGGTGGACAATACCTTTGCCTCACCCGCGTTGCAGCAGCCGTTGCGGCTGGGCGCCGATGTGGTGTTGCACTCGACTACCAAGTACATCGGCGGCCATTCCGACGTGGTGGGAGGTGCGCTGGTCACCAACGACGAAGAGCTGGACGAGGAGTTCGCTTTCTTGCAGAACGGCGCCGGCGCGGTGCCCGGACCATTCGACGCCTACCTGACCATGCGCGGCCTGAAGACCTTGGTGCTGCGGATGCAGCGGCACAGTGAAAATGCCTGTGCGGTAGCGGAATTCCTCGCTGATCATCCGTCGGTGAGTTCTGTGTTGTATCCGGGTTTGCCCAGTCATCCCGGGCATGAGATTGCCGCGCGACAGATGCGCGGCTTCGGCGGCATGGTTTCGGTGCGGATGCGGGCCGGTCGGCGTGCGGCGCAGGACCTGTGTGCCAAGACCCGCGTCTTCATCCTGGCCGAGTCGCTGGGTGGGGTGGAGTCGCTGATCGAACATCCCAGCGCCATGACCCATGCGTCGACGGCCGGTTCGCAATTGGAGGTGCCCGACGATCTGGTGCGGCTTTCGGTCGGTATCGAAGACATTGCCGACCTGCTC GGCGATCTCGAACAGGCCCTGGGTTAA metBMycobacterium U15183 ATGAGCGAAGATTACCGGGGACACCACGGCATTACCGG 169 leprae(use this ACTAGCCACCAAAGCCATCCATGCTGGCTATCGTCCGG to clone M.ATCCGGCAACAGGGGCAGTGAATGTCCCGATTTATGCC smegmatisAGTAGTACTTTTGCCCAAGATGGCGTCGGTGAGTTGCG gene)TGGCGGATTCGAATACGCGCGTACCGGCAACCCCATGCGCGCCGCTTTAGAGGCATCCTTGGCCACGGTCGAAGAGGGCGTTTTTGCGCGAGCCTTCAGTTCCGGAATGGCTGCTAGCGACTGTGCCTTGCGGGTCATGCTGCGGCCGGGGGACCACGTGATCATCCCGGATGACGTCTACGGCGGCACCTTCCGGCTGATAGACAAGGTCTTTACTCAATGGAACGTTGACTACACGCCGGTACCGCTGTCTGATTTGGACGCGGTCCGCGCCGCGATCACATCACGGACCCGGCTGATATGGGTGGAAACACCGACCAATCCGCTGCTGTCCATCGCAGATATCACCAGCATCGGCGAACTAGGCAAAAAGCACTCAGTAAAGGTGTTGGTGGACAACACCTTTGCTTCACCCGCGCTGCAACAGCCGCTGATGCTGGGGGCAGACGTCGTGTTGCACTCGACCACAAAGTACATCGGCGGCCACTCTGATGTGGTGGGCGGCGCGCTAGTCACCAACGACGAAGAGCTGGACCAGGCTTTCGGCTTCTTGCAGAACGGAGCCGGTGCGGTGCCGAGCCCGTTCGACGCGTACCTAACGATGCGCGGATTGAAGACTTTAGTGCTGCGGATGCAGCGGCACAACGAAAATGCCATTACTGTAGCGGAATTCCTGGCTGGGCATCCGTCGGTGAGCGCCGTGCTGTATCCGGGCTTGCCCAGCCATCCCGGGCATGAGGTCGCTGCACGGCAGATGCGCGGCTTCGGCGGCATGGTTTCGTTGCGGATGCGAGCCGGCCGACTAGCCGCCCAGGATCTGTGTGCCCGCACCAAGGTGTTTACCTTGGCTGAATCCTTGGGTGGAGTGGAGTCGCTGATTGAGCAGCCCAGTGCCATGACGCACGCGTCGACAACCGGGTCGCAATTGGAAGTACCCGACGACCTGGTGCGGCTTTCGGTCGGTATTGAAGACGTCGGCGACCTGCTG TGCGACCTCAAGCAGGCGTTAAACTAA metBStreptomyces AL939122 GTGCCCATGAGCGACAGGCACATCAGTCAGCACTTCGA 170coelicolor GACGCTCGCGATCCACGCGGGCAACACCGCCGATCCCCTGACGGGCGCGGTCGTCCCGCCGATCTATCAGGTGTCGACCTACAAGCAGGACGGCGTCGGCGGATTGCGCGGCGGCTACGAGTACAGCCGCAGCGCCAACCCGACCCGTACCGCGCTGGAGGAGAACCTCGCCGCCCTGGAGGGCGGCCGCCGCGGCCTCGCGTTCGCGTCCGGACTGGCGGCCGAGGACTGCCTGTTGCGTACGCTGCTGCGCCCCGGCGACCACGTGGTGATCCCGAACGACGCGTACGGCGGCACCTTCCGCCTCTTCGCCAAGGTCGCCACCCGGTGGGGTGTGGAGTGGTCCGTGGCCGACACGAGCGACGCCGCCGCCGTGCGGGCCGCCCTCACCCCGAAGACCAAGGCGGTGTGGGTGGAGACGCCCTCCAACCCGCTGCTCGGCATCACCGACATCGCGCAGGTCGCCCAGGTCGCCCGGGACGCCGGCGCCCGGCTCGTCGTCGACAACACCTTCGCCACCCCGTACCTCCAGCAGCCGCTGGCCCTCGGCGCCGACGTCGTCGTGCACTCGCTGACCAAGTACATGGGCGGGCACTCGGACGTCGTGGGCGGCGCGCTGATCGTGGGCGACCAGGAGCTGGGCGAGGAGCTGGCGTTCCACCAGAACGCGATGGGCGCGGTCGCCGGACCCTTCGACTCCTGGCTGGTGCTGCGCGGCACCAAGACCCTCGCCGTGCGCATGGACCGGCACAGCGAGAACGCGACCAAGGTCGCCGACATGCTCTCCCGGCACGCGCGCGTGACGAGCGTGCTGTACCCGGGGCTGCCCGAGCACCCGGGGCACGAGGTCGCCGCCAAGCAGATGAAGGCGTTCGGCGGCATGGTGTCGTTCCGCGTCGAGGGCGGCGAGCAGGCCGCCGTCGAGGTGTGCAACCGCGCGAAGGTCTTCACGCTCGGCGAGTCCCTCGGCGGCGTCGAGTCGCTGATCGAGCACCCGGGCCGGATGACGCACGCCTCCGCGGCGGGCTCGGCCCTGGAGGTGCCCGCCGACCTGGTGCGGCTGTCGGTCGGCATCGAGAACGCCGACGACCTGCTGGCCGAC CTCCAGCAGGCGCTGGGCTAG metBThermobifida NZ_AAAQ010 ATGAGTTACGAGGGGTTTGAGACACTGGCCATCCACGC 171 fusca00041 CGGTCAGGAGGCAGACGCCGAGACCGGGGCCGTGGTGGTCCCCATCTACCAGACGAGCACCTACCGCCAAGACGGGGTGGGCGGGCTGCGCGGCGGCTACGAGTACTCCCGCACCGCCAACCCGACCCGCACGGCACTGGAAGAATGCCTGGCCGCGCTGGAAGGCGGGGTGCGGGGCCTGGCGTTCGCTTCCGGCATGGCCGCAGAGGACACCCTGCTCCGCACCATCGCCCGACCCGGCGACCACCTCATCATCCCCAACGACGCCTACGGCGGCACGTTCCGCCTCGTCTCCAAGGTCTTCGAACGGTGGGGAGTGAGCTGGGACGCCGTCGACCTGTCCAACCCGGAGGCGGTGCGGACCGCAATCCGCCCGGAAACCGTGGCGATCTGGGTGGAAACCCCCACCAACCCGCTGCTCAACATTGCGGACATCGCCGCGCTCGCGGACATCGCGCACGCCGCTGACGCGCTGCTGGTGGTCGACAACACCTTCGCCTCCCCGTACCTGCAGCGGCCGCTCAGCCTCGGTGCGGACGTGGTCGTGCACTCCACCACCAAATACCTGGGCGGCCACTCCGACGTGGTCGGCGGCGCCCTCGTGGTCGCCGACGCGGAACTGGGAGAGCGCCTCGCCTTCCACCAGAACTCGATGGGCGCGGTCGCGGGACCGTTCGACGCCTGGCTGACCCTGCGCGGCATCAAAACCCTCGGCGTGCGCATGGACCGGCACTGCGCCAACGCGGAACGCGTCGTGGAAGCGCTCGTCGGCCACCCGGAAGTCGCCGAAGTGCTCTACCCGGGCCTGTCCGACCACCCCGGCCACAAGGTGGCGGTCGACCAGATGCGCGCCTTCGGTGGCATGGTGTCGTTCCGCATGCGCGGCGGGGAGGAAGCCGCGTTGCGGGTGTGCGCGAAAACGAAAGTGTTCACCCTCGCTGAATCCTTGGGCGGGGTGGAGTCGCTGATCGAACACCCGGGGAAGATGACCCACGCCTCCACCGCGGGCTCCCTCCTGGAAGTGCCCAGCGACCTGGTCCGGCTCTCCGTGGGTATCGAAACCGTCGACGACCTCGTCAACGACCTGCTCCAAGCATTGGAG CCGTAG metB LactobacillusAL935252 ATGAAATTTGAAACCCAATTAATTCACGGTGGTATCAG 172 plantarumTGAGGATGCCACTACTGGCGCGACTTCGGTACCCATCTACATGGCCTCGACCTTCCGCCAAACAAAAATCGGTCAAAATCAATACGAATATTCACGGACGGGAAATCCAACCCGGGCCGCCGTCGAAGCATTAATTGCCACCCTCGAACATGGCAGCGCTGGCTTCGCATTTGCTTCTGGCTCCGCTGCCATTAATACCGTCTTCTCACTATTCTCGGCTGGTGATCACATTATTGTGGGAAATGATGTCTACGGTGGCACCTTCCGCTTGATCGACGCCGTTTTGAAACACTTTGGCATGACTTTTACAGCCGTAGATACGCGTGACTTGGCCGCCGTTGAAGCCGCAATTACCCCCACAACTAAGGCGATTTATTTGGAAACACCGACGAACCCGTTATTACACATTACGGATATTGCTGCCATTGCGAAGCTCGCGCAAGCACACGATTTACTGAGTATCATCGACAACACCTTCGCCTCCCCATACGTCCAGAAGCCCCTGGATTTAGGCGTTGACATTGTTTTACACAGTGCTTCCAAGTATCTCGGTGGTCACAGTGATGTTATCGGTGGCTTGGTTGTCACCAAGACGCCAGCACTTGGCGAAAAAATCGGCTACTTGCAAAATGCCATCGGTAGTATTTTGGCCCCGCAAGAAAGCTGGCTATTACAACGTGGTATGAAGACTCTGGCATTGCGCATGCAAGCCCACCTG~TAATGCCGCTAAAATCTTTACTTACTTAAAGTCTCACCCAGCAGTTACTAAGATTTACTATCCAGGCGATCCTGATAATCCCGATTTTTCGATTGCCAAGCAACAGATGAATGGCTTCGGCGCAATGATCTCGTTTGAATTACAACCAGGAATGAACCCCCAGACCTTCGTTGAACATTTACAAGTCATCACGCTCGCCGAAAGTCTCGGAGCATTGGAAAGTTTAATTGAAATTCCAGCCTTAATGACTCACGGTGCCATCCCACGCACAATTCGGCTACAGAATGGCATCAAAGACGAGCTGATTCGCTTATCAGTCGGTGTTGAAGCCAGTGACGATTTGTTAGCAGACCTTGAGCGCGGGTTCGCTAGCATTCAGGCA GATTAA metB Coryne- AF126953TTGTCTTTTGACCCAAACACCCAGGGTTTCTCCACTGC 273 bacteriumATCGATTCACGCTGGGTATGAGCCAGACGACTACTACG glutamicumGTTCGATTAACACCCCAATCTATGCCTCCACCACCTTCGCGCAGAACGCTCCAAACGAACTGCGCAAAGGCTACGAGTACACCCGTGTGGGCAACCCCACCATCGTGGCATTAGAGCAGACCGTCGCAGCACTCGAAGGCGCAAAGTATGGCCGCGCATTCTCCTCCGGCATGGCTGCAACCGACATCCTGTTCCGCATCATCCTCAAGCCGGGCGATCACATCGTCCTCGGCAACGATGCTTACGGCGGAACCTACCGCCTGATCGACACCGTATTCACCGCATGGGGCGTCGAATACACCGTTGTTGATACCTCCGTCGTGGAAGAGGTCAAGGCAGCGATCAAGGACAACACCAAGCTGATCTGGGTGGAAACCCCAACCAACCCAGCACTTGGCATCACCGACATCGAAGCAGTAGCAAAGCTCACCGAAGGCACCAACGCCAAGCTGGTTGTTGACAACACCTTCGCATCCCCATACCTGCAGCAGCCACTAAAACTCGGCGCACACGCAGTCCTGCACTCCACCACCAAGTACATCGGAGGACACTCCGACGTTGTTGGCGGCCTTGTGGTTACCAACGACCAGGAAATGGACGAAGAACTGCTGTTCATGCAGGGCGGCATCGGACCGATCCCATCAGTTTTCGATGCATACCTGACCGCCCGTGGCCTCAAGACCCTTGCAGTGCGCATGGATCGCCACTGCGACAACGCAGAAAAGATCGCGGAATTCCTGGACTCCCGCCCAGAGGTCTCCACCGTGCTCTACCCAGGTCTGAAGAACCACCCAGGCCACGAAGTCGCAGCGAAGCAGATGAAGCGCTTCGGCGGCATGATCTCCGTCCGTTTCGCAGGCGGCGAAGAAGCAGCTAAGAAGTTCTGTACCTCCACCAAACTGATCTGTCTGGCCGAGTCCCTCGGTGGCGTGGAATCCCTCCTGGAGCACCCAGCAACCATGACCCACCAGTCAGCTGCCGGCTCTCAGCTCGAGGTTCCCCGCGACCTCGTGCGCATCTCCATTGGTATTGAAGACATTGAAGACCTGCTCGCAGATGTCGAG CAGGCCCTCAATAACCTTTAG metBEscherichia coli NC_000913 ATGACGCGTAAACAGGCCACCATCGCAGTGCGTAGCGG 274GTTAAATGACGACGAACAGTATGGTTGCGTTGTCCCACCGATCCATCTTTCCAGCACCTATAACTTTACCGGATTTAATGAACCGCGCGCGCATGATTACTCGCGTCGCGGCAACCCAACGCGCGATGTGGTTCAGCGTGCGCTGGCAGAACTGGAAGGTGGTGCTGGTGCAGTACTTACTAATACCGGCATGTCCGCGATTCACCTGGTAACGACCGTCTTTTTGAAACCTGGCGATCTGCTGGTTGCGCCGCACGACTGCTACGGCGGTAGCTATCGCCTGTTCGACAGTCTGGCGAAACGCGGTTGCTATCGCGTGTTGTTTGTTGATCAAGGCGATGAACAGGCATTACGGGCAGCGCTGGCAGAAAAACCCAAACTGGTACTGGTAGAAAGCCCAAGTAATCCATTGTTACGCGTCGTGGATATTGCGAAAATCTGCCATCTGGCAAGGGAAGTCGGGGCGGTGAGCGTGGTGGATAACACCTTCTTAAGCCCGGCATTACAAAATCCGCTGGCATTAGGTGCCGATCTGGTGTTGCATTCATGCACGAAATATCTGAACGGTCACTCAGACGTAGTGGCCGGCGTGGTGATTGCTAAAGACCCGGACGTTGTCACTGAACTGGCCTGGTGGGCAAACAATATTGGCGTGACGGGCGGCGCGTTTGACAGCTATCTGCTGCTACGTGGGTTGCGAACGCTGGTGCCGCGTATGGAGCTGGCGCAGCGCAACGCGCAGGCGATTGTGAAATACCTGCAAACCCAGCCGTTGGTGAAAAAACTGTATCACCCGTCGTTGCCGGAAAATCAGGGGCATGAAATTGCCGCGCGCCAGCAAAAAGGCTTTGGCGCAATGTTGAGTTTTGAACTGGATGGCGATGAGCAGACGCTGCGTCGTTTCCTGGGCGGGCTGTCGTTGTTTACGCTGGCGGAATCATTAGGGGGAGTGGAAAGTTTAATCTCTCACGCCGCAACCATGACACATGCAGGCATGGCACCAGAAGCGCGTGCTGCCGCCGGGATCTCCGAGACGCTGCTGCGTATCTCCACCGGTATTGAAGATGGCGAAGATTTAATTGCCGACCTGGAAAATGGCTTC CGGGCTGCAAACAAGGGG putativeStreptomyces AL939116 ATGGCCGGCATCGGGGCCTTCTGGTCGGTGTCCTTCCT 173threonine coelicolor GCTGGTGCTGGTCCCGGGCGCGGACTGGGCCTACGCGA effluxprotein TCACGGCGGGACTGCGCCACCGGTCGGTGCTGCCCGCC 1GTCGGCGGCATGCTGAGCGGATACGTCCTGCTGACCGCCGTGGTCGCCGCGGGCCTGGCGACCGCGGTCGCCGGTTCACCGACGGTGCTGACCGCGCTGACGGCCGCCGGTGCGGCCTATCTGATCTGGCTAGGCGCCACGACCCTGGCCCGCCCCGCGGCGCCCCGGGCCGAGGAGGGCGACCAGGGAGACGGCTCCGGCTCGTTGGTGGGCCGTGCGGCCAGAGGGGCGGGCATCAGCGGCCTCAACCCCAAGGCGCTGCTGCTGTTCCTCGCCCTGCTGCCGCAGTTCGCCGCCCGGGACGCGGACTGGCCCTTTGCCGCGCAGATCGTCGCCCTCGGCCTGGTGCACACGGCCAACTGCGCCGTGGTCTACACGGGCGTCGGCGCCACGGCACGCCGGATCCTGGGCGCCCGCCCGGCCGTTGCCACCGCGGTGTCCCGATTCTCGGGCGCCGCGATGATCCTCGTCGGTGCCCTGTTGCTGGTGGAGCG GCTGCTCGCCCAGGGGCCGACACATTAGthreonine Corynebacterium NC_003450GTGGACGCAGCATCATGGGTCGCATTCGCACTCGCATT 275 efflux protein glutamicumATTGGTGGCATTAGCGGTGCCCGGACCTGACCTTGTTCTTGTTCTACATTCTGCAACCCGCGGGATCCGCACGGGGGTCATGACTGCGGCAGGAATCATGACGGGACTGATGTTACATGCGAGTCTTGCGATAGCCGGAGCAACTGCATTATTGCTATCAGCTCCGGGAGTATTGAGCGCTATTCAACTTCTTGGTGCGGGAGTGCTTTTGTGGATGGGCACGAACATGTTTCGTGCTTCCCAAAATACCGGGGAATCTGAAACTGCTGCTAGTCAATCGAGTGCAGGTTATTTTCGAGGATTTATCACCAATGCCACGAACCCGAAAGCGCTGTTGTTCTTTGCAGCGATTCTTCCTCAGTTCATTGGGAATGGGGAAGATATGAAAATGAGGACCTTGGCATTGTGTGCCACCATCGTGCTTGGCTCAGGAGCGTGGTGGTTGGGAACAATCGCATTGGTCAGGGGTATTGGTCTGCAAAAGTTACCGTCTGCGGATCGCATTATCACCCTGGTTGGTGGCATCGCACTGTTTCTCATTGGTGCCGGATTACTGGTTAATACTGCTTA TGGGCTTATCACT hypo-theticalStreptomyces AL939116 GTGTCGGTACCAGGGAGCGTTGCGCAGGTGACGGAGGC 174 proteincoelicolor GGAGGAGCCCAAACCACAGTCGGACGAGGCCCGCAGTG NCgl2533CCTTCCGGCAGCCCAGCGGGATCGCGGCGTCGATCGAC relatedGGCGAGTCGTCGACGACGTCCGAGTTCGAGATCCCGCAGGGGTTCGCCGTCCCGCGGCACGCCGGCACCGAGTCCGAGACGACCTCGGAGTTCTCGCTCCCCGACGGCCTGGAGGTGCCGCAGGCCCCGCCCGCGGACACCGAGGGCTCGGCATTCACCATGCCGAGCACGCACAGCGCGTGGACCGCCCCGACCGCCTTCACCCCGGCGAGCGGCTTCCCGGCGGTGAGCCTGACGGACGTGCCCTGGCAGGACCGGATGCGCGCCATGCTGCGCATGCCGGTGGCCGAGCGGCCCGCGCCGGAGCCCTCGCAGAAGCACGACGACGAGACCGGCCCCGCCGTGCCGCGCGTGTTGGACCTGACGCTGCGTATCGGGGAGCTGCTGCTGGCGGGCGGTGAGGGCGCCGAGGACGTGGAGGCGGCCATGTTCGCCGTCTGCCGGTCCTACGGCCTGGACCGCTGCGAGCCGAACGTCACCTTCACCCTGCTGTCGATCTCCTACCAGCCGTCCCTGGTCGAGGACCCGGTGACGGCGTCGCGGACGGTGCGCCGCCGCGGCACCGACTACACGCGGCTCGCGGCCGTCTTCCACCTGGTGGACGACCTCAGCGACCCCGACACGAACATCTCCCTGGAGGAGGCCTACCGGCGTCTCGCGGAGATCCGCCGOAACCGCCACCCGTACCCCACCTGGGTGCTGACGGTGGCCAGCGGTCTGCTCGCGGGCGGGGCCTCGCTGCTCGTCGGTGGCGGGCTGACCGTGTTCTTCGCGGCGATGTTCGGCTCGATGCTCGGCGACCGGCTGGCGTGGCTGTGCGCCGGGCGCGGGCTGCCGGAGTTCTACCAGTTCGCGGTGGCCGCGATGCCGCCCGCCGCGATGGGTGTCGTGCTGACGGTGACGCACGTCGACGTGAAGGCGTCCGCGGTCATCACCGGTGGGCTGTTCGCGCTGCTGCCCGGGCGGGCGCTGGTCGCGGGGGTGCAGGACGGTCTGACCGGCTTCTACATCACCGCCGCGGCCCGTCTGCTGGAGGTCATGTACTTCTTCGTCAGCATCGTCGCCGGGGTGCTGGTGGTGCTGTACTTCGGGGTCCAGCTGGGCGCCGAGCTCAACCCGGACGCCAAGCTCGGCACCGGTGACGAACCGTTCGTGCAGATCTTCGCCTCGATGCTGCTGTCGCTGGCCTTCGCGATCCTGCTCCAGCAGGAACGGGCCACCGTCCTCGCGGTGACCCTGAACGGCGGCATCGCCTGGTGCGTGTACGGCGCCATGAACTACGCCGGCGACATCTCTCCGGTGGCCTCCACGGCCGCCGCGGCGGGGCTCGTGGGCCTGTTCGGGCAGCTGATGTCCAGGTACCGGTTCGCGTCGGCCCTGCCGTACACGACGGCGGCGATCGGGCCGCTGCTGCCCGGTTCGGCGACGTACTTCGGTCTGCTGGGGATCGCGCAGGGCGAGGTCGACTCGGGGCTGCTGTCGCTGTCCAACGCGGTGGCGCTGGCGATGGCCATCGCGATCGGGGTGAACCTGGGCGGGGAGATCTCCCGGCTGTTCCTGAAGGTGCCCGGCGCCGCGAGTGCGGCGGGACGCCGG GCGGCCAAGCGGACGCGAGGGTTCTAGhypo-thetical Mycobacterium AE007180ATGGATCAAGATCGATCGGACAACACGGCATTGCGCCG 175 protein tuberculosisTGGTCTGCGAATTGCCCTGCGCGGGCGCCGCGATCCGC NCgl2533 (use this toTGCCCGTGGCGGGCCGGCGGAGCCGGACCTCCGGCGGA related clone M.ATCGGTGACCTGCACACCCGGAAGGTGCTTGACCTGAC smegmatisCATCCGGCTCGCCGAGGTGATGTTGTCGTCCGGCTCTG gene)GCACCGCGGATGTCGTCGCCACAGCCCAGGACGTGGCTCAGGCCTACCAGCTCACCGATTGCGTTGTCGACATCACCGTTACCACCATCATCGTGTCCGCGCTAGCGACCACAGACACTCCGCCGGTCACCATCATGCGGTCGGTCCGGACCCGGTCCACTGACTACAGCCGGCTGGCCGAACTCGATCGACTCGTTCAGCGGATAACCTCCGGTGGCGTCGCAGTCGACCAGGCTCACGAGGCTATGGACGAGTTGACCGAACGGCCCCACCCCTACCCGCGCTGGCTCGCGACCGCGGGGGCGGCGGGCTTCGCACTCGGCGTCGCCATGTTGCTCGGCGGAACCTGGCTGACCTGCGTCTTGGCTGCCGTGACGTCTGGCGTGATCGACCGACTGGGCCGGCTGCTGAACCGGATCGGGACCCCGTTGTTCTTCCAGCGCGTGTTCGGCGCGGGGATCGCGACCCTGGTCGCGGTGGCGGCTTACCTGATCGCCGGCCAGGATCCGACCGCGCTGGTGGCCACCGGAATCGTTGTGCTGCTGTCTGGGATGACCTTGGTGGGTTCGATGCAGGACGCGGTCACCGGGTACATGCTCACCGCACTCGCCCGGCTTGGCGACGCCCTGTTCCTGACCGCAGGGATCGTCGTCGGCATCCTCATCTCGTTGCGGGGCGTCACCAATGCCGGCATCCAGATCGAACTGCATGTCGACGCAACCACGACGCTCGCCACCCCGGGCATGCCGCTACCGATTCTCGTCGCGGTAAGCGGTGCGGCGCTGTCCGGCGTGTGCCTGACGATCGCGAGCTATGCGCCGCTACGTTCTGTGGCCACCGCCGGACTCTCGGCCGGACTCGCCGAACTGGTGCTCATCGGACTCGGCGCGGCCGGGTTCGGCCGAGTGGTCGCCACCTGGACCGCCGCGATCGGCGTCGGCTTCTTGGCCACCCTGATCTCAATCCGTCGGCAGGCTCCCGCCTTGGTGACGGCCACCGCCGGCATCATGCCGATGCTGCCGGGCCTTGCGGTCTTCCGTGCCGTGTTCGCGTTCGCCGTCAATGACACACCCGACGGCGGTCTGACCCAGCTGCTGGAAGCGGCCGCGACTGCACTCGCGCTTGGCAGCGGGGTGGTGTCGGGCGAGTTCCTCGCCTCACCATTGCGGTACGGCGCCAGCCGGATCGGCGACCTCTTTCGGATCGAGGGTCCACCCGGGCTCCGGCGGGCGGTCGGCCGTGTGGTGCGCCTACAGCCGGCCAAGAGCCAGCAGCCGACCGGCACCGGTGGCCAACGGTGGCGAAGCGTCGCGCTGGAGCCGACGACGGCCGACGACGTGGACGCCGGCTATCGCGGCGATTGGCCCG CTACCTGCACCAGCGCGACCGAGGTGCGCTAGhypo-thetical Mycobacterium AL022121ATGGATCAAGATCGATCGGACAACACGGCATTGCGCCG 176 protein tuberculosisTGGTCTGCGAATTGCCCTGCGCGGGCGCCGCGATCCGC NCgl2533 (use this toTGCCCGTGGCGGGCCGGCGGAGCCGGACCTCCGGCGGA related clone M.ATCGATGACCTGCACACCCGGAAGGTGCTTGACCTGAC smegmatisCATCCGGCTCGCCGAGGTGATGTTGTCGTCCGGCTCTG gene)GCACCGCGGATGTCGTCGCCACAGCCCAGGACGTGGCTCAGGCCTACCAGCTCACCGATTGCGTTGTCGACATCACCGTTACCACCATCATCGTGTCCGCGCTAGCGACCACAGACACTCCGCCGGTCACCATCATGCGGTCGGTCCGGACCCGGTCCACTGACTACAGCCGGCTGGCCGAACTCGATCGACTCGTTCAGCGGATAACCTCCGGTGGCGTCGCAGTCGACCAGGCTCACGAGGCTATGGACGAGTTGACCGAACGGCCCCACCCCTACCCGCGCTGGCTCGCGACCGCGGGGGCGGCGGGCTTCGCACTCGGCGTCGCCATGTTGCTCGGCGGAACCTGGCTGACCTGCGTCTTGGCTGCCGTGACGTCTGGCGTGATCGACCGACTGGGCCGGCTGCTGAACCGGATCGGGACCCCGTTGTTCTTCCAGCGCGTGTTCGGCGCGGGGATCGCGACCCTGGTCGCGGTGGCGGCTTACCTGATCGCCGGCCAGGATCCGACCGCGCTGGTGGCCACCGGAATCGTTGTGCTGCTGTCTGGGATGACCTTGGTGGGTTCGATGCAGGACGCGGTCACCGGGTACATGCTCACCGCACTCGCCCGGCTTGGCGACGCCCTGTTCCTGACCGCAGGGATCGTCGTCGGCATCCTCATCTCGTTGCGGGGCGTCACCAATGCCGGCATCCAGATCGAACTGCATGTCGACGCAACCACGACGCTCGCCACCCCGGGCATGCCGCTACCGATTCTCGTCGCGGTAAGCGGTGCGGCGCTGTCCGGCGTGTGCCTGACGATCGCGAGCTATGCGCCGCTACGTTCTGTGGCCACCGCCGGACTCTCGGCCGGACTCGCCGAACTGGTGCTCATCGGACTCGGCGCGGCCGGGTTCGGCCGAGTGGTCGCCACCTGGACCGCCGCGATCGGCGTCGGCTTCTTGGCCACCCTGATCTCAATCCGTCGGCAGGCTCCCGCCTTGGTGACGGCCACCGCCGGCATCATGCCGATGCTGCCGGGCCTTGCGGTCTTCCGTGCCGTGTTCGCGTTCGCCGTCAATGACACACCCGACGGCGGTCTGACCCAGCTGCTGGAAGCGGCCGCGACTGCACTCGCGCTTGGCAGCGGGGTGGTGTTGGGCGAGTTCCTCGCCTCACCATTGCGGTACGGCGCCGGCCGGATCGGCGACCTCTTTCGGATCGAGGGTCCACCCGGGCTCCGGCGGGCGGTCGGCCGTGTGGTGCGCCTACAGCCGGCCAAGAGCCAGCAGCCGACCGGCACCGGTGGCCAACGGTGGCGAAGCGTCGCGCTGGAGCCGACGACGGCCGACGACGTGGACGCCGGCTATCGCGGCGATTGGCCCG CTACCTGCACCAGCGCGACCGAGGTGCGCTAGhypo-thetical Thermobifida NZ_AAAQ010GTGATCTCATACGGTCCGGTGGCGGATCGGTGCAGGGT 177 protein fusca 00042GGGGGCAACTTCGGCGGCGTGGGGAACGTCTCCCCCAA NCgl2533TGAGCTTTCCGTTTCTTCCCCTTGTATCCCACCCACTC relatedCCTTATGTCCCAGGTTTGGATGCGTCATTCCCGGATGGAGCATGCGTCCCGTTGGGCAGGGGTCCCTCCCGAGGAGGTGAGCGCCGGATGAACCAGGCACCGCGGCGTTCCGACACATCGCACTCCCCCACCCTGCTGACCCGGTTGCGGGACTGGCGTGCCAGCCGCGGCGTGCTCGACCTGGAAGCAGAAGAGTTCGAAGACGAAGCGCCGCGTCCCGATCCGCGGGCCATGGACCTCGTCCTGCGGGTAGGGGAACTGCTGCTGGCCAGCGGGGAAGCCACCGAGACGGTCAGCGACGCGATGCTGAGTCTGGCGGTGGCGTTCGAATTGCCCCGCAGCGAAGTGTCGGTGACGTTCACCGGCATCACCCTGTCGTGCCACCCCGGCGGGGATGAGCCCCCGGTGACCGGGGAGCGCGTGGTGCGCCGCCGCTCCCTCGACTACCACAAGGTCAACGAGCTGCACGCGCTGGTGGAAGACGCTGCGTTGGGCCTGCTCGACGTGGAGCGCGCAACCGCGCGGCTCCACGCCATCAAACGCTCCCGGCCGCACTATCCCCGCTGGGTGATCGTGGCCGGGCTGGGGCTGATCGCCAGCAGCGCCAGTGTCATGGTGGGCGGTGGGATCATCGTGGCGGCCACGGCGTTCGCCGCCACCGTGCTCGGGGACCGGGCCGCGGGCTGGCTGGCTCGACGCGGGGTGGCCGAGTTCTACCAGATGGCGGTGGCCGCGCTGTTGGCGGCGAGCACCGGCATGGCGCTGCTGTGGGTGAGCGAGGAGCTGGAGTTGGGGCTTCGCGCGAACGCGGTGATCACCGGGAGCATTGTGGCGCTGCTACCGGGGCGTCCCCTGGTCTCCAGCCTGCAAGACGGGATCAGCGGCGCGTACGTGTCGGCGGCGGCCCGCCTCTTGGAGGTCTTCTTCATGTTGGGGGCGATCGTCGCGGGGGTTGGCGCGGTCGCCTATACCGCGGTGCGGCTAGGGCTTTATGTGGACCTCGACAATCTGCCGTCGGCGGGGACGTCACTGGAGCCGGTCGTGCTGGCAGCTGCGGCAGGTTTGGCGCTCGCGTTCGCGGTGTCCCTGGTCGCGCCGGTGCGGGCCCTGCTGCCGATCGGCGCGATGGGGGTGCTGATCTGGGTGTGCTATGCGGGGCTGCGGGAACTGCTCGCCGTGCCGCCTGTGGTGGGGACCGGGGCGGGCGCGGTCGTGGTCGGGGTGATCGGCCACTGGCTGGCCCGGCGGACCCGGCGTCCTCCGCTCACCTTCATCATTCCGTCGATCGCTCCGCTGCTGCCGGGAAGCATCCTGTACCGGGGACTGATCGAGATGAGCACGGGGGAGCCGCTGGCCGGGGTGGCGAGCCTCGGTGAGGCGGTCGCGGTCGGCCTGGCTCTGGGTGCGGGGGTGAACCTCGGTGGTGAGCTGGTGCGGGCCTTCTCGTGGGGCGGTCTCGTGGGTGCGGGGCGCCGGGGTCGG CAGGCGGCCCGCCGGACCCGGGGAGGCTACTAGhypo-thetical Lactobacillus AL935252ATGAATAAAGAGCGTAAGTCGGTGATGCCGCTATCACA 178 protein plantarumACGACATCATATGACAATTCCATGGAAGGACTTTATCC NC9l2533GTAATGAAGATGTTCCCGCTAAGCATGCTAGCTTACAA relatedGAGCGAACATCAATTGTTGGTCGAGTTGGTATTTTAATGTTGTCGTGTGGGACGGGAGCGTGGCGGGTTCGTGATGCGATGAATAAGATTGCTCGCAGCCTGAATTTAACGTGCTCGGCAGATATCGGGTTGATTTCGATTCAGTACACGTGTTTTCATCATGAACGTAGTTATACGCAAGTATTATCGATACCAAATACTGGTGTAAATACGGATAAACTAAATATTCTTGAACAGTTTGTCAAAGACTTTGATGCGAAATATGCACGGTTAACGGTGGCACAAGTGCATGCAGCAATTGATGAAGTTCAGACGCGTCCTAAACAGTATTCGCCACTGGTTCTTGGGTTGGCAGCTGGCTTAGCCTGTAGTGGATTTATCTTCTTACTTGGTGGAGGTATTCCCGAGATGATTTGTTCCTTTTTGGGCGCGGGCCTTGGTAACTATGTTCGGGCGCTGATGGGTAAACGGTCGATGACGACGGTTGCCGGGATTGCGGTCAGCGTTGCGGTAGCGTGTTTGGCTTATATGGTTAGTTTTAAGATTTTTGAATATAATTTCCAAATTCTTGCCCAGCATGAGGCGGGGTATATTGGTGCCATGTTATTCGTGATTCCGGGTTTTCCGTTCATTACGAGTATGTTGGATATCTCTAAGTTGGATATGCGCTCAGGACTGGAGCGCTTAGCTTACGCGATTATGGTTACCCTGATTGCAACTCTCGTCGGCTGGCTAGTCGCGACACTGGTGAGCTTCAAGCCAGCTGATTTCTTACCGCTAGGACTTTCACCGTTAGCGGTACTTTTATTACGATTACCAGCTAGTTTTTGCGGTGTTTACGGGTTCTCAATAATGTTTAATAGCTCGCAAAAAATGGCCATTACCGCGGGATTTATTGGGGCCATTGCGAATACATTGCGCCTTGAACTAGTTGACTTGACAGCAATGCCACCGGCCGCGGCCGCCTTTTGTGGGGCGCTCGTTGCCGGCTTGATCGCATCGGTGGTTAATCGTTATAACGGCTATCCCCGGATTTCATTGACGGTACCTTCAATCGTAATTATGGTTCCGGGATTATATATTTATCGTGCAATTTATAGTATTGGCAATAATCAAATTGGTGTCGGTTCACTATGGCTGACGAAGGCCGTGTTAATCATCATGTTTTTACCGCTCGGGCTATTTGTAGCGCGTGCGTTGTTGGATCACGAATGGC GACACTTTGATTAA NCgl2533 Coryne-NC_003450 ATGTTGAGTTTTGCGACCCTTCGTGGCCGCATTTCAAC 276 bacteriumAGTTGACGCTGCAAAAGCCGCACCTCCGCCATCGCCAC glutamicumTAGCCCCGATTGATCTCACTGACCATAGTCAAGTGGCCGGTGTGATGAATTTGGCTGCGAGAATTGGCGATATTTTGCTTTCTTCAGGTACGTCAAATAGTGACACCAAGGTACAAGTTCGAGCAGTGACCTCTGCGTACGGTTTGTACTACACGCACGTGGATATCACGTTGAATACGATCACCATCTTCACCAACATCGGTGTGGAGAGGAAGATGCCGGTCAACGTGTTTCATGTTGTAGGCAAGTTGGACACCAACTTCTCCAAACTGTCTGAGGTTGACCGTTTGATCCGTTCCATTCAGGCTGGTGCGACCCCGCCTGAGGTTGCCGAGAAAATCCTGGACGAGTTGGAGCAATCCCCTGCGTCTTATGGTTTCCCTGTTGCGTTGCTTGGCTGGGCAATGATGGGTGGTGCTGTTGCTGTGCTGTTGGGTGGTGGATGGCAGGTTTCCCTAATTGCTTTTATTACCGCGTTCACGATCATTGCCACGACGTCATTTTTGGGAAAGAAGGGTTTGCCTACTTTCTTCCAAAATGTTGTTGGTGGTTTTATTGCCACGCTGCCTGCATCGATTGCTTATTCTTTGGCGTTGCAATTTGGTCTTGAGATCAAACCGAGCCAGATCATCGCATCTGGAATTGTTGTGCTGTTGGCAGGTTTGACACTCGTGCAATCTCTGCAGGACGGCATCACGGGCGCTCCGGTGACAGCAAGTGCACGATTTTTCGAAACACTCCTGTTTACCGGCGGCATTGTTGCTGGCGTGGGTTTGGGCATTCAGCTTTCTGAAATCTTGCATGTCATGTTGCCTGCCATGGAGTCCGCTGCAGCACCTAATTATTCGTCTACATTCGCCCGCATTATCGCTGGTGGCGTCACCGCAGCGGCCTTCGCAGTGGGTTGTTACGCGGAGTGGTCCTCGGTGATTATTGCGGGGCTTACTGCGCTGATGGGTTCTGCGTTTTATTACCTCTTCGTTGTTTATTTAGGCCCCGTCTCTGCCGCTGCGATTGCTGCAACAGCAGTTGGTTTCACTGGTGGTTTGCTTGCCCGTCGATTCTTGATTCCACCGTTGATTGTGGCGATTGCCGGCATCACACCAATGCTTCCAGGTCTAGCAATTTACCGCGGAATGTACGCCACCCTGAATGATCAAACACTCATGGGTTTCACCAACATTGCGGTTGCTTTAGCCACTGCTTCATCACTTGCCGCTGGCGTGGTTTTGGGTGAGTGGATTGCCCGCAGGCTACGTCGTCCACCACGCTTCAACCCATACCGTGCATTTACCAAGGCGAATGAGTTCTCCTTCCAGGAGGAAGCTGAGCAGAATCAGCGCCGGCAGAGAAAACGTCCAAAGACTA ATCAGAGATTCGGTAATAAAAGG putativeThermobifida NZ_AAAQ010 ATGTCAGGGGGAGTCATGGCCGACATCACCAGAAACCG 179mem-brane fusca 00018 GTCCTCCGGGTTGGCATTCGCGATCGCCTCTGCACTTG proteinCCTTCGGCGGCTCCGGCCCCGTGGCCCGGCCGCTCATC NCgL0580GACGCCGGACTCGACCCCCTGCACGTCACGTGGCTCCG relatedGGTAGCCGGAGCAGCTCTACTCCTGCTTCCCGTCGCTTTCCGCCACCACCGCACCCTGCGTACCCGCCCCGCCCTTCTCCTCGCCTACGGCGTCTTCCCGATGGCGGGAGTCCAAGCCTTCTACTTCGCAGCCATTTCCCGGATCCCCGTGGGGGTGGCGCTCCTCATCGAATTCCTCGGCCCCGTCCTCGTCCTGCTGTGGACCCGCCTCGTGCGGCGCATCCCCGTGTCCCGCGCCGCATCCCTCGGCGTGGCCCTGGCAGTCATCGGCCTGGGCTGCCTCGTCGAAGTCTGGGCAGGCATCCGCCTGGACGCGGTCGGCCTGATCCTCGCGCTGGCTGCAGCGGTCTGCCAGGCCACCTACTTCCTGCTGTCGGACACGGCCCGCGACGACGTCGACCCTCTCGCTGTCATCTCCTACGGCGCGCTCATCGCCACCGCACTCCTGAGCCTCCTCGCCCGCCCGTGGACCCTGCCGTGGGGCATCCTGGCCCAGAATGTCGGGTTCGGCGGGCTGGACATCCCCGCCCTCATCCTCCTGGTGTGGCTTGCCCTGGTCGCCACCACCATCGCCTACCTCACCGGGGTGGCCGCGGTACGGCGGCTGTCCCCTGTCGTCGCCGGGGGAGTGGCCTACCTGGAGGTCGTAACCTCTATCGTCCTGGCCTGGCTGCTGCTCGGGGAAGCGTTGAGCGTCGCCCAGCTTGTCGGGGCGGCCGCCGTGGTGACCGGTGCGTTCCTCGCCCAGACCGCGGTCCCCGACACCAGTGCCGCGCAAGGCCCGGAGACGCTGCCCACCGCCCAGGACCCGGCCCCGCAGACCGGTTCCGCCCGCT GA putative ThermobifidaNZ_AAAQ010 GTGAATAGCGACTCTCCTGGGCAGTCTGCACCGGGTCC 180 mem-brane fusca00042 GTTCTCCCGGGCTGCGGCGCTCGTCCGCGCCGCGGGCA proteinCTGCCATCCCGGCGACCTGGCTGGTCGGGGTGAGCATC NCgl0580CTGTCGGTCCAGTTCGGCGCAGGGGTGGCGAAGAACCT relatedGTTCGCGGTCCTCCCCCCAAGCACCGTGGTGTGGCTGCGCCTGCTGGCTTCGGCCCTGGTGCTGCTGTGCTTCGCCCCTCCCCCACTGCGCGGGCACTCTCGCACGGACTGGCTGGTCGCGGTCGGTTTCGGCACGTCGCTGGCGGTCATGAACTACGCCATCTACGAATCGTTTGCGCGCATCCCGCTGGGCGTGGCCGTGACCATCGAATTCCTGGGCCCGCTGGCCGTGGCCGTGGCGGGATCGCGCCGCTGGCGGGACCTGGTGTGGGTGGTGCTCGCCGGCACGGGGGTTGCGCTGCTGGGATGGGACGACGGCGGGGTCACCCTGGCAGGGGTGGCGTTCGCCGCCCTCGCGGGCGCTGCGTGGGCGTGCTAcATCCTGCTCAGCGCAGCCACCGGCCGACGCTTCCCCGGGACTTCCGGACTGACGGTGGCCAGTGTGATCGGCGCAGTGCTCGTCGCGCCGATGGGCCTCGCCCACAGCAGCCCGGCCCTGCTCGACCCGAGCGTGCTGCTGACCGGTCTTGCCGTGGGGCTGCTCTCCTCGGTCATCCCCTACTCCCTGGAAATGCAGGCGTTGCGCCGCATTCCGCCCGGGGTGTTCGGCATCCTGATGAGCCTAGAACCGGCGGCGGCCGCACTCGTGGGCCTGGTCCTGCTCGGGGAATTCCTCACCGTCGCCCAGTGGGCCGCGGTGGCCTGCGTGGTGGTCGCCAGTG TGGGTGCGACCCGCTCCGCCCGGCTGTGAputative Thermobifida NZ_AAAQ010 GTGTGGACGCTAGATCTTCCGCTAAAGAGAAACGATTC181 mem-brane fusca 00033 ATCAACTAACGGTGCCTGGACGGAAACAGAGAATAGGA proteinGACACAGTGGTGGGATGATCCTCTCTTTTGTCTCGTTG NCgl0580GTTCGGCATGCCCACCTGAGGGTCCCAGCCCCGCTGCT relatedCACCGTCCTCAGCCTGGTCCTGCTGCACATGGGCAGCGCGGGAGCCGTGCACCTGTTCGCCATCGCGGGACCGCTCGAAGTCACCTGGCTGCGGCTGAGCTGGGCTGCGCTCCTCCTCTTCGCCGTCGGCGGGCGCCCCCTGCTCCGCGCGGCACGGGCCGCAACCTGGTCGGATCTCGCCGCTACCGCCGCCCTCGGCGTAGTCAGCGCGGGGATGACCCTCCTGTTCTCCCTCGCCCTCGACCGCATCCCGCTCGGCACCGCAGCCGCGATCGAGTTCCTCGGCCCCCTCACCGTCTCCGTGCTCGCCCTGCGCCGCCGCCGCGACCTGCTGTGGATCGTCCTCGCCGTAGCCGGAGTGCTCCTGCTCACCCGCCCGTGGCACGGGGAAGCCGACCTGCTCGGCATCGCCTTCGGCCTAGGCGGGGCCGTCTGCGTGGCGCTCTACATCGTCTTCTCCCAGACCGTCGGCTCCCGGCTGGGCGTCCTCCCCGGCCTCACCCTCGCAATGACCGTGTCCGCCCTGGTCACCGCCCCGCTGGGTCTGCCGGGGGCGATGGCGGCCGCCGACCGGCACCTGGTGGCAGCCACCCTAGGGCTCGCACTGATCTACCCCCTGCTGCCCCTCCTGCTGGAGATGGTGAGCCTGCAACGGATGAACCGCGGCACCTTCGGCATTCTCGTCTCCGTCGACCCCGCCATCGGGCTGCTCATCGGCCTGCTCCTGATCGGCCAGGTCCCCGTCCCCCTCCAAGTGGCGGGCATGGCCCTGGTGGTCGCCGCCGGGCTGGGCGCCACCAGAGGCACCAGCGGACGCACACGCGGAGGCGCAGACCCGCACGCCACCGACGGGGAGCCGGAAGACCGCACCCCGGACCGCCCTGCTCCCGACGACGCCGGGCACCACACCAC CGACCCCGTCACAGTGTGA putativeStreptomyces SC0939113 ATGGCCGCCACCCGCCCCGCCGTCATCGCGCTCACCGC 182mem-brane coelicolor CCTCGCCCCCGTCTCCTGGGGCAGCACCTACGCCGTGA proteinCCACCGAGTTCCTGCCGCCCGACCGGCCCCTGTTCACC NCgl0580GGGCTGATGCGGGCTCTGCCCGCCGGCCTGCTGCTGCT relatedCGCCCTCGCCCGGGTGCTGCCGCGCGGCGCCTGGTGGGGGAAGGCGGCGGTGCTGGGGGTGCTGAACATCGGGGCCTTCTTCCCGCTGCTGTTCCTCGCCGCCTACCGGATGCCCGGCGGAATGGCCGCCGTCGTCGGCTCGGTCGGCCCGCTCCTCGTCGTCGGCCTCTCGGCCCTCCTGCTCGGGCAGCGGCCCACCACCCGGTCCGTTCTCACCGGTGTCGCCGCCGCGTCCGGCGTCAGCCTGGTGGTGCTGGAGGCGGCCGGGGCGCTGGACCCGCTCGGCGTGCTGGCGGCCCTCGCCGCCACCGCCTCCATGTCCACCGGCACCGTGCTCGCGGGGCGCTGGGGCCGCCCCGAAGGCGTCGGCCCGCTCGCCCTCACCGGCTGGCAACTGACCGCGGGCGGCCTGCTCCTGGCACCGCTCGCCCTGCTGGTCGAGGGTGCCCCGCCCGCCCTGGACGGCCCGGCCGTCGGCGGCTACCTCTACCTGGCGCTGGCCAACACGGCGCTGGCGTACTGGCTCTGGTTCCGCGGCATCGGCCGGCTCTCGGCCACTCAGGTCACCTTCCTCGGACCGCTCTCGCCGCTGACCGCCGCCGTGATCGGCTGGGCGGCACTCGGCGAGGCGCTCGGCCCGGTGCAACTGGCGGGGACGGCGCTGGCCTTCGGAGCGACCCTCGTGGGCCAGACGGTACCGAGCGCGCCGCGCACGCCGCCGGTCGCCGCGGGCGCCGGTCCGTTCAGTTCTGCTTCACGAAACGGTCGAAAAGATTCGATGGACCTGACGGGTGCGGC CCTGCGACGGTAG putativeStreptomyces AL939119 ATGCCGGACGGCGCGCCGGGCGGACGGTTCGGCGCCCT 183mem-brane coelicolor CGGACCCGTCGGCCTGGTCCTCGCCGGTGGCATCTCCG proteinTGCAGTTCGGCGCCGCGCTGGCGGTGAGTCTGATGCCG NCgl0580CGGGCCGGGGCGCTCGGCGTGGTGACCCTGCGGCTCGC relatedCGTGGCCGCCGTCGTCATGCTCCTGGTCTGCCGGCCCCGGCTGCGCGGCCACTCCCGGGCCGACTGGGGCACGGTCGTCGTCTTCGGCATCGCCATGGCCGGCATGAACGGCCTCTTCTACCAGGCCGTCGACCGCATCCCGCTCGGCCCCGCGGTCACCCTGGAGGTGCTCGGCCCGCTCGCCCTGTCCGTCTTCGCCTCCCGCCGTGCGATGAACCTGGTCTGGGCCGCGCTCGCCCTGGCCGGTGTCTTCCTGCTGGGCGGCGGCGGCTTCGACGGCCTCGACCCGGCCGGTGCCGCCTTCGCCCTGGCGGCGGGCGCCATGTGGGCGGCGTACATCGTCTTCAGTGCCCGCACCGGACGCCGCTTCCCGCAGGCCGACGGGCTGGCGCTGGCGATGGCGGTCGGCGCGCTGCTGTTCCTGCCGCTCGGCATCGTCGAGTCGGGGTCGAAGCTGATCGACCCGGTGACGCTCACGCTGGGCGCCGGCGTCGCCCTGCTCTCCTCCGTCCTGCCCTACACCCTCGAACTCCTCGCGCTGCGCCGTCTGCCAGCGCCGACCTTCGCCATCCTCATGAGCCTGGAGCCCGCCATCGCCGCGGCGGCCGGTTTCCTCATCCTCGACCAGGCACTGACCGCCACCCAGTCCGCCGCCATCGCCCTGGTCATCGCGGCGAGCATGGGAGCGGTGCGGACCCAGGTGGGGCGGCGCCGGGCGAAGG CGCTTCCCGAGTAG putativeStreptomyces AL939110 ATGATGACCACCGCCCGCACGTCCCCTCCCGCCCCCTG 184mem-brane coelicolor GCACCGTCGTCCCGACCTGCTCGCGGCCGGCGCGGCCA proteinCCGTCACCGTCGTGCTGTGGGCATCCGCGTTCGTCTCC NCgl0580ATCCGCAGCGCGGGCGAGGCGTACTCGCCGGGCGCGCT relatedGGCGCTCGGCCGGCTGCTGTCGGGCGTCCTGACGCTCGGGGCGATCTGGCTGCTGCGCCGGGAGGGGCTGCCGCcGCGCGCGGCCTGGCGGGGGATCGCGATATCGGGGCTGCTGTGGTTCGGGTTCTACATGGTCGTCCTGAACTGGGGCGAGCAGCAGGTGGACGCCGGCACGGCCGCCCTCGTGGTCAACGTCGGCCCGATCCTCATCGCGCTGCTCGGCGCGCGGCTGCTGGGCGACGCGCTGCCGCCACGGCTGTTGACGGGGATGGCGGTGTCGTTCGCCGGTGCGGTGACCGTGGGCCTGTCCATGTCCGGCGAGGGCGGTTCCTCGCTGTTCGGGGTGGTGCTGTGCCTGCTGGCCGCGGTGGCGTACGCGGGCGGGGTGGTGGCCCAGAAGCCCGCGCTGGCGCACGCGAGCGCCCTTCAGGTGACGACGTTCGGGTGCCTGGTCGGGGCGGTGCTCTGCCTGCCGTTCGCCGGGCAGCTGGTGCACGAGGCGGCCGGCGCGCCGGTCTCCGCCACGCTCAACATGGTCTACCTGGGCGTGTTCCCGACCGCCCTGGCGTTCACGACGTGGGCCTACGCCCTGGCCCGTACGACCGCCGGCCGCATGGGTGCGACCACGTACGCCGTGCCCGCGCTGGTCGTGCTGATGTCGTGGCTGGCACTGGGCGAGGTCCCGGGGCTGCTCACCCTGGCGGGCGGAGCGCTGTGCCTGGCGGGCGTGGCCGTGTCCCGCTCGCGCAGGCGCCCGGCCGCGGTCCCCGACCGGGCCGCGCCCACGGCGGAGCCACG GCGCGAGGACGCGGGGCGGGCCTAGputative Streptomyces AL939108 GTGCCGGTGCATACGTCTGACAGCGCCCGCGGCAGCCG185 mem-brane coelicolor CGGCAAGGGCATCGGGCTCGGCCTGGCACTGGCCTCCG proteinCGGTCGCCTTCGGAGGTTCCGGAGTCGCGGCCAAACCG NCgl0580CTCATCGAGGCCGGGCTCGATCCGCTCCACGTGGTCTG relatedGCTGCGCGTCGCGGGCGCGGCCCTGGTGATGCTGCCGCTCGCCGTGCGCCACCGCGCCCTGCCGCGCCGCCGTCCCGCGCTGGTCGCCGGGTACGGACTGTTCGCCGTGGCCGGTGTCCAGGCGTGCTACTTCGCGGCCATCTCGCGCATCCCCGTCGGCGTCGCCCTGCTGGTCGAGTACCTGGCGCCCGCTCTGGTCCTCGGCTGGGTGCGGTTCGTGCAACGGCGGCCGGTCACACGCGCCGCCGCGCTCGGCGTGGTCCTGGCGGTCGGCGGCCTCGCCTGCGTGGTCGAGGTCTGGTCGGGGCTGGGCTTCGACGCCCTCGGACTGCTGCTCGCCCTCGGCGCCGCTTGCTGCCAGGTCGGCTACTTCGTCCTGTCCGACCAGGGCAGCGACGCCGGCGAGGAGGCGCCCGACCCGCTCGGCGTCATCGCCTACGGCCTGCTGGTCGGCGCCGCCGTGCTCACCATCGTCGCCCGGCCCTGGTCGATGGACTGGTCCGTCCTCGCCGGCTCGGCACCCATGGACGGCACACCCGTCGCCGCCGCCCTGCTGCTGGCCTGGATCGTGCTCATCGCCACGGTGCTCGCCTACGTCACCGGAATCGTGGCCGTACGTCGGCTGTCGCCGCAGGTCGCCGGAGTCGTGGCGTGCCTGGAAGCGGTCATCGCGACGGTCCTGGCGTGGGTGCTGCTGGGCGAGCACCTCTCCGCCCCGCAGGTCGTCGGCGGCATCGTGGTGCTGGCGGGCGCCTTCATCGCCCAGTCCTCGACCCCGGCGAAGGGCTCCGCGGACCCGGTGGCCAGGGGCGGTCCCGAAAGGGAGTTGTCGAGCC GGGGAACGTCGACCTAG putativeregulatory AF265211 GTGAAATTAAAAGATTTCGCTTTTTACGCCCCCTGTGT 186 mem-braneprotein PecM CTGGGGAACCACCTACTTTGTCACCACCCAATTTCTGC protein[Pectobacterium CTGCCGACAAACCGCTGTTGGCTGCCCTGATCCGGGCG NCgl0580TTGCCTGCTGGTATTATTCTCATTCTCGGTAAAACTCT related chrysanthemi]GCCGCCGGTCGGCTGGCTGTGGCGCTTGTTTGTACTGGGCGCACTCAATATCGGCGTGTTCTTTGTGATGCTGTTTTTTGCTGCTTATCGCCTGCCTGGCGGCGTGGTGGCGCTGGTGGGGTCGCTTCAGCCGCTGATCGTCATCCTGTTGTCTTTCCTGTTGCTGACGCAGCCGGTGCTGAAAAAGCAGATGGTGGCGGCCGTGGCCGGCGGCATCGGTATTGCGTTGCTGATTTCGCTGCCGAAAGCGCCGCTGAACCCCGCCGGGCTGGTGGCATCGGCATTGGCGACGGTGAGTATGGCGTCCGGTCTGGTGCTGACTAAAAAGTGGGGGCGCCCGGCCGGAATGACGATGCTGACGTTTACCGGCTGGCAGCTGTTTTGCGGCGGGCTGGTGATTCTGCCGGTGCAGATGCTGACAGAGCCGTTGCCGGATGTGGTGACCCTGACCAACCTTGCCGGTTATTTTTACCTGGCGATTCCCGGCTCTTTACTGGCGTATTTCATGTGGTTCTCCGGTATTGAAGCTAATTCGCCGGTGATGATGTCGATGCTGGGTTTTCTCAGCCCGTTGGTCGCGCTGTTTCTGGGCTTTTTATTTCTTCAACAAGGACTTTCCGGAGCACAATTGGTCGGAGTGGTATTCATTTTCTCGGCGATTATTATTGTTCAGGATGTTTCGTTATTTAGCAGAAGAAAAAAAGTGAAGCAGTTGGAGCAAT CTGACTGTGCTGTCAAATAA putativeLactobacillus AL935255 ATGAAGCGTTTAGTTGGAACTCTGTGCGGTATTATTAG 187mem-brane plantarum TGCCGCTTTATTTGGGCTAGGTGGAATACTAGCACAGC proteinCTTTGTTAAGTGAGCAAGTTCTGACTCCGCAACAGATT NCgl0580GTATTGTTACGGCTGTTAATCGGTGGGGCAATGTTGTT relatedGCTATATCGTAACTTGTTTTTCAAGCAGGCTAGAAAAAGCACGAAAAAGATTTGGACACATTGGCGAATTTTAACACGAATTATGATATACGGCATCGCCGGCTTGTGCACGGCACAAATTGCCTTTTTTTCTGCGATTAATTACAGTAATGCAGCAGTTGCAACTGTTTTTCAGTCCACTAGTCCGTTTATTCTGCTTGTATTTACCGCGCTGAAAGCGAAAAGACTTCCCAGTTTATTAGCAGGAATGAGCTTAATAAGCGCATTGATGGGAATCTGGCTTATTGTTGAATCCGGATTTAAGACCGGATTAATAAAACCGGAAGCAATTATTTTTGGCCTGATTGCGGCTATCGGGGTTATCTTATACACCAAACTACCTGTTCCATTGTTAAACCAAATTGCCGCAGTGGATATTTTGGGATGGGCACTAGTTATTGGCGGTGTGATAGCGTTGATTCACACACCGTTACCAAATTTAGTTAGATTTTCAAAAACGCAGCTTTTAGCGGTTCTTATCATTGTTATTCTAGCCACCGTTGTTGCGTATGATCTTTATTTAGAAAGTTTAAAGCTAATAGACGGATTTCTGGCAACTATGACTGGACTATTTGAACCAATCAGTTCCGTACTTTTTGGCATGTTATTCTTGCACCAAATCTTGGTTCCTCAGGCCTTGGTTGGTATTATATTGGTTGTGGGTGCAATTATGATACTGAATTTACCTCACCATATCACGGCACCTGTTCCCAGCAAAACC TGTCAATGTACGATGTCTAATCAATAGputative Lactobacillus AL935252 GTGAAGAAAATTGCGCCCCTGTTCGTTGGCTTAGGGGC188 mem-brane plantarum CATTAGTTTTGGAATTCCGGCGTCACTATTTAAAATTG proteinCGCGTCGGCAGGGGGTTGTCAATGGCCCATTGCTATTC NCgl0580TGGTCCTTTCTGAGTGCGGTTGTGATTTTAGGTGTGAT relatedTCAAATTTTACGCCGTGCACGTTTGCGTAATCAGCAAACGAATTGGAAGCAAATCGGACTGGTAATTGCGGCTGGAACGGCTTCGGGATTTACTAACACCTTTTACATACAGGCGTTAAAGCTTATCCCAGTTGCTGTGGCCGCGGTAATGTTGATGCAGGCGGTCTGGATATCAACATTACTAGGAGCAGTGATTCATCATCGGCGTCCCTCCCGACTGCAAGTGGTTAGCATTGTTTTGGTATTGATAGGCACGATTTTAGCTGCTGGTCTGTTTCCAATTACGCAGGCGCTCTCGCCGTGGGGCTTGATGTTAAGTTTTTTAGCGGCATGCTCGTATGCTTGCACGATGCAGTTTACGGCTAGCTTAGGCAATAACTTAGACCCGTTATCGAAAACATGGTTACTGTGTTTGGGCGCTTTCATACTCATTGCTATCGTGTGGTCACCGCAATTAGTTACGGCACCCACCACGCCAGCAACAGTCGGCTGGGGAGTACTGATTGCACTATTCTCAATGGTTTTCCCACTGGTTATGTATTCATTGTTTATGCCGTACTTAGAGCTTGGCATTGGCCCAATCCTTTCTTCTTTAGAATTACCAGCCTCGATTGTTGTTGCATTTGTACTGCTTGATGAAACTATTGATTGGGTGCAAATGGTTGGCGTGGCCATTATTATTACGGCCGTAATTCTGCCAAACGTGTTAAATATGCGACGAG TTCGGCCATAG putativeLactobacillus AL935261 ATGACAACTAACCGTTATATGAAGGGCATCATGTGGGC 189mem-brane plantarum GATGTTGGCCTCGACCCTGTGGGGAGTCTCAGGTACAG proteinTGATGCAGTTCGTATCACAAAACCAAGCCATCCCGGCT NCgl0580GATTGGTTCTTATCTGTAAGGACGTTATCTGCTGGAAT relatedCATTCTGTTAGCGATTGGATTTGTGCAACAGGGTACCAAAATCTTCAAAGTCTTTAGATCTTGGGCGTCGGTTGGACAATTAGTGGCATACGCGACAGTGGGATTGATGGCGAATATGTATACTTTTTACATCAGTATTGAGCGCGGAACAGCCGCTGCCGCCACTATTTTACAATACTTAAGTCCTTTGTTTATTGTACTAGGAACGTTGCTGTTTAAACGGGAACTGCCTTTACGGACTGATTTAATTGCGTTTGCGGTCTCCTTGTTGGGGGTGTTTTTAGCAATCACTAAGGGTAATATTCATGAGTTGGCGATTCCGATGGATGCACTCGTCTGGGGAATCCTTTCGGGGGTAACAGCGGCCTTGTACGTAGTCTTGCCGCGAAAGATTGTAGCCGAAAATTCACCGGTCGTGATTCTTGGTTGGGGGACATTGATTGCGGGAATCCTATTTAATTTATATCACCCAATTTGGATCGGTGCACCAAAAATTACACCAACGCTAGTGACTTCAATTGGCGCCATCGTTTTAATCGGGACGATTTTTGCTTTCTTATCGTTGCTACATAGTCTACAGTACGCGCCGTCTGCGGTGGTCAGTATTGTTGATGCCGTCCAACCAGTAGTGACTTTTGTACTAAGTATTATTTTCTTAGGCTTACAAGTGACATGGGTCGAAATCCTCGGCTCGTTATTGGTGATTGTCGCGATTTATATCTTGCAGCAGTATCGGAGTGATCCGGCTAGTGATTAG NCgl0580 Coryne- NC_003450ATGAATAAACAGTCCGCTGCAGTGTTGATGGTGATGGG 277 bacteriumTTCCGCCCTATCCCTGCAATTTGGTGCTGCCATTGGAA glutamicumCGCAGCTTTTCCCCCTCAACGGCCCCTGGGCTGTCACCTCTTTAAGGCTGTTCATCGCAGGCTTGATCATGTGCCTGGTGATCCGCCCGCGACTTCGTTCCTGGACTAAAAAACAATGGATCGCCGTGCTGCTGTTGGGATTATCTCTTGGCGGAATGAACAGCCTGTTTTACGCATCCATCGAACTCATCCCGCTGGGTACCGCCGTGACCATTGAGTTCCTCGGCCCCCTGATTTTCTCCGCGGTGTTAGCCCGCACGCTGAAAAACGGATTGTGCGTGGCTTTAGCGTTTCTCGGCATGGCACTACTGGGTATCGATTCCCTCAGCGGCGAAACCCTTGACCCACTCGGCGTCATTTTCGCAGCCGTCGCAGGAATCTTCTGGGTGTGCTACATCCTGGCATCAAAGAAAATCGGCCAACTCATCCCCGGAACAAGCGGCCTGGCCGTCGCACTGATTATCGGCGCAGTGGCAGTATTTCCACTGGGTGCTACACACATGGGCCCGATTTTCCAGACCCCAACCCTACTCATCCTGGCGCTTGGCACAGCACTTCTCGGGTCGCTTATCCCCTATTCGCTGGAATTATCGGCACTGCGCCGACTCCCCGCCCCCATTTTCAGTATTCTGCTCAGCCTCGAACCGGCATTCGCCGCCGCCGTCGGCTGGATCCTGCTTGATCAAACCCCCACCGCGCTCAAGTGGGCCGCGATCATCCTTGTCATCGCGGCCAGCATCGGCGTCACGTGGGAGCCTAAAAAGATGCTTGTCGACGCGCCCCTCCACTCAAAATGCA ACGCGAAGAGGCGAGTACACACACCTAGTdrug Streptomyces AL939108 GTGTCGAATGCCGTCTCCGGCCTGCCCGTAGGGCGTGG 190permease coelicolor CCTCCTCTATCTGATCGTCGCCGGTGTCGCCTGGGGCA NCgl2065CCGCCGGTGCCGCCGCCTCGCTGGTCTACCGGGCCAGC relatedGACCTGGGGCCCGTCGCCCTGTCGTTCTGGCGTTGCGCGATGGGGCTCGTGCTGCTGCTCGCCGTCCGCCCGCTGCGCCCGCGGCTGCGCCCGCGGCTGCGCCCGCGGCTGCGCCCGGCGGTCCGCGAACCGTTCGCCCGCAGGACGCTTCGGGCCGGTGTCACCGGTGTCGGGCTCGCGGTGTTCCAGACCGCCTACTTCGCCGCCGTGCAGTCCACCGGACTCGCCGTCGCCACGGTGGTCACCCTCGGCGCGGGGCCCGTACTGATCGCCCTCGGCGCGCGCCTCGCCCTCGGTGAACAGCTGGGAGCGGGGGGTGCCGCGGCCGTGGCCGGCGCCCTCGCCGGGCTCCTGGTGCTCGTCCTCGGCGGCGGAAGCGCGACCGTCCGCCTGCCGGGTGTGCTCCTCGCGCTGCTGTCCGCCGCCGGGTACTCGGTGATGACGCTGCTCACCCGTTGGTGGGGACGGGGCGGCGGGGCGGACGCGGCCGGTACGTCCGTGGGGGCGTTCGCCGTCACGAGTCTGTGCCTGCTGCCGTTCGCCCTGGCCGAGGGCCTGGTGCCGCACACCGCGGAACCGGTCCGGCTGCTGTGGCTCCTCGCCTACGTCGCGGCCGTCCCGACCGCGCTGGCCTACGGGCTCTACTTCGCCGGCGCGGCCGTCGTCCGGTCCGCGACGGTCTCCGTGATCATGCTCCTGGAGCCGGTCAGTGCGGCCGCGCTCGCCGTCCTGCTGCTCGGCGAGCACCTCACGGCCGCGACCCTGGCCGGCACGCTGCTGATGCTCGGCTCGGTCGCGGGTCTCGCGGTGGCGGAGACCCGGGCGGCGCGGGAGGc GAGGACGCGGCCGGCGCCCGCGTGA drugStreptomyces AL939124 GTGAACGTCCTGCTCTCGGCCGCCTTCGTTCTGTGCTG 191permease coelicolor GAGCTCCGGCTTCATCGGCGCCAAGCTCGGTGCTCAGA NCgl2065CCGCGGCCACACCCACCCTCCTGATGTGGCGCTTCCTG relatedCCTCTCGCCGTGGCCCTGGTCGCCGCGGCGGCCGTCTCCCGGGCCGCCTGGCGGGGCCTGACACCGCGGGACGCCGGCCGGCAGATCGCCATCGGCGCCCTGTCGCAGAGCGGCTATCTGCTCAGCGTCTACTACGCCATCGAACTGGGCGTCTCCAGCGGCACCACCGCCCTCATCGACGGCGTCCAGCCACTCGTCGCCGGCGCGCTCGCCGGTCCCCTGCTGCGCCAGTACGTCTCGCGCGGGCAGTGGCTCGGACTGTGGCTGGGCTGTCGGGCGTGGCCACCGTGACGGTCGCCGACGCCGGGGCGGCGGGCGCGGAGGTGGCCTGGTGGGCGTATCTCGTCCCGTTTCTCGGCATGCTGTCGCTGGTGGCGGCCACCTTCCTGGAGGGCCGCACAAGGGTGCCGGTCGCGCCCCGCGTCGCCCTGACGATCCACTGTGCGACCAGTGCCGTCCTCTTCTCCGGACTGGCCCTGGGCCTCGGGGCGGCGGCACCGCCGGCCGGTTCCTCGTTCTGGCTGGCGACCGCCTGGCTGGTGGTCCTGCCGACCTTCGGCGGCTACGGCCTGTACTGGCTGATCCTGCGCCGGTCCGGCATCACCGAGGTCAACACCCTCATGTTCCTCATGGCCCCGGTCACGGCCGTGTGGGGCGCCCTCATGTTCGGTGAGCCGTTCGGCGTCCAGACCGCCCTCGGCCTGGCGGTCGGCCTCGCGGCCGTGGTCGTCGTCCGGCGCGGGGGCGGCGCGCGCCGGGAGCGGCCCGTGCGGTCCGGCGCGGACCGTCCGGCGGCCGGAGGGCCGACGGCGGACCAGCCGACGAACAGGCCGACCGACAGGCCGACGGCGGCCGGGTCGACCGACAGGCCGA CGGCGGACAGGCGCTGA drugThermobifida NZ_AAAQ010 ATGTCTGATTTCCGCAAGGGTGTGCTCTATGGCGCCAG 192permease fusca 00034 TTCGTACTTCATGTGGGGCTTTCTGCCGCTCTACTGGC NCgI2065CGCTGCTGACCCCGCCTGCCACGGCCTTTGAGGTCCTC relatedTTACATAGGATGATCTGGTCATTGGTTGTCACGCTCGTGGTGCTGCTGGTGCAGCGGAACTGGCAGTGGATCCGCGGCGTGCTGCGGAGCCCGCGGCGCCTGCTGCTGCTCCTCGCCTCGGCCGCACTCATCTCCCTGAACTGGGGCGCTTTCATCACCGCCGTGACGACCGGGCACACCCTGCAATCGGCACTCGCCTACTTCATCAACCCGCTGGTGAGCGTGGCGCTAGGGCTGCTGGTGTTCAAAGAGCGGCTGCGCCCAGGCCAGTGGGCCGCACTGCTGCTCGGCGTCCTCGCCGTAGCCGTGCTGACCGTCGACTACGGCTCCCTGCCTTGGTTGGCGCTGGCCATGGCGTTCTCCTTCGCCGTCTACGGCGCGCTGAAGAAGTTCGTGGGCTTGGACGGGGTGGAGAGCCTCAGCGCGGAGACCGCGGTCCTGTTCCTGCCTGCGCTGGGCGGCGCGGTCTACCTGGAAGTGACCGGTACCGGCACCTTCACCTCGGTCTCCCCCCTCCACGCGTTGCTGCTGGTGGGCGCCGGAGTGGTGACCGCGGCGCCGCTCATGCTGTTCGGCGCGGCAGCGCACCGCATCCCGCTGACCCTGGTCGGGCTGCTGCAGTTCATGGTTCCGGTGATGCACTTCCTCATCGCCTGGCTGGTCTTCGGGGAGGACCTGTCACTTGGCCGGTGGATCGGGTTCGCCGTGGTGTGGACCGCGCTCGTGGTGTTCGTCGTCGACATGCTCCGCCACGCACGCCACACCCCCCGCCCTGCCCCGTCAGCCCCTGTCGCTGAG GAAGCCGAGGAAACTGCGGCTAGTTGA drugStreptomyces AL939120 GTGGCCGGGTCGTCCAGGAGTGATCAGCGAGTAGGCCT 193permease coelicolor GCTGAACGGCTTCGCGGCGTACGGGATGTGGGGGCTCG NCgl2065TCCCGCTGTTCTGGCCGCTGCTCAAGCCCGCCGGGGCC relatedGGGGAGATCCTCGCCCACCGGATGGTGTGGTCCCTCGCCTTCGTCGCCGTCGCCCTCCTCTTCGTACGGCGCTGGGCCTGGGCCGGCGAGCTGCTGCGGCAGCCGCGCAGGCTCGCCCTGGTCGCGGTGGCCGCCGCGGTCATCACCGTCAACTGGGGCGTCTACATCTGGGCCGTGAACAGCGGCCATGTCGTCGAGGCCTCGCTCGGCTACTTCATCAACCCGCTGGTCACCATCGCGATGGGCGTGCTGTTGCTCAAGGAGCGGCTGCGGCCCGCGCAGTGGGCGGCGGTCGGCACCGGCTTCGCGGCCGTGCTCGTGCTCGCCGTCGGCTACGGCCAGCCGCCGTGGATCTCGCTCTGCCTCGCCTTCTCCTTCGCCACGTACGGCCTGGTGAAGAAGAAGGTCAACCTCGGGGGTGTCGAGTCGCTGGCCGCCGAGACGGCGATCCAGTTCCTTCCGGCGCTCGGCTACCTGCTGTGGCTGGGCGCGCAGGGCGAGTCGACCTTCACCACGGAGGGCGCCGGACACTCGGCCCTGCTCGCCGCGACCGGCGTCGTCACGGCGATCCCGCTGGTCTGCTTCGGCGCGGCGGCGATCCGCGTCCCGCTGTCCACACTGGGGCTGCTGCAATACCTGGCGCCGGTCTTCCAGTTCCTGCTCGGCGTCCTCTACTTCGGCGAGGCCATGCCGCCCGAGCGCTGGGCCGGCTTCGGGCTGGTCTGGCTGGCGCTGACGCTGCTCACCTGGGACGCGTTGCGCACGGCCCGCCGGACCGCACGGGCGCTGAGGGAACAACTGGACCGGTCGGGCGCGGGCGTACCACCGCTCAAGGGGGCCGCCGCCGCGCGGGAGCCGAGGGTCGTGGCCTCGGGGACTCCGGCACCGGGCGCCGGCGACGCACCGCAGCAACAGCAACAGCAACAGCAACAGCAACAGCAACAGCAACA CGGAACCAGGGCCGGGAAGCCGTAG drugLactobacillus AL935253 GTGAAGAAAGCATATCTTTACATTGCAATTTCGACCTT 194permease plantarum AATGTTTAGTTCGATGGAAATTGCGCTAAAGATGGCCG NCgl2065GCAGTGCCTTTAACCCAATCCAATTGAATCTAATTCGA relatedTTTTTTATTGGGGCAATTGTGTTACTGCCATTTGCATTGCGGGCATTAAAGCAAACCGGACGAAAGTTAGTGAGTGCTGACTGGCGGCTATTTGCTTTAACCGGGCTAGTGTGTGTCATTGTCAGTATGTCGCTTTACCAACTCGCGATTACGGTCGATCAAGCTTCGACTGTGGCCGTATTGTTTAGTTGTAATCCGGTATTTGCGCTATTATTCTCCTATTTAATTCTGCGAGAACGGTTGGGTCGAGCTAACTTGATCTCCGTCGTGATTTCTGTGATTGGGTTGTTGATCATTGTTAATCCGGCCCATTTGACGAATGGGCTCGGGCTGCTATTAGCCATCGGGTCTGCCGTGACTTTTGGGCTGTACAGTATCATCTCGCGTTATGGGTCTGTTAAACGGGGCTTGAATGGGCTGACGATGACTTGTTTTACTTTCTTTGCTGGTGCGTTTGAACTTCTAGTTTTAGCTTGGATTACTAAGATTCCGGCTGTCGCCAATGGGTTGACGGCCATCGGTTTGCGGCAATTTGCTGCCATTCCGGTTTTGGTGAATGTTAATCTCAACTATTTCTGGTTACTATTTTTTATCGGCGTTTGTGTTACTGGTGGGGGCTTCGCGTTTTATTTCTTGGCAATGGAACAAACCGATGTTTCAACGGCTTCCCTAGTATTCTTCATTAAGCCGGGGTTGGCGCCAATCTTAGCAGCGTTGATCCTCCATGAACAAATTTTGTGGACGACAGTGGTCGGAATTGTTGTGATTTTGATTGGTTCCGTCGTGACCTTTGTCGGTAATCGGTTCCGTGAACGGGATACGATGGGTGCGATTGAGCAGCCAACAGCGGCCGCCACTGATGATGAACATGTCATCAAAGCCGCACACGCCGTTTCAAATCAAGAAAATTAA NCgl2065 Coryne- NC_003450GTGAATGATGCTGGCTTGAAGACGCGAAACCCGGTGcT 278 bacteriumTGCCCCCATTTTGATGGTGGTTAACGGCGTGTCCCTTT glutamicumATGCCGGAGCAGCGTTGGCGGTGGGGCTGTTTGAGAGTTTCCCACCCGCGTTGGTTGCGTGGATGCGAGTAGCAGCGGCTGCGGTGATTTTGCTTGTGCTGTATCGGCCTGCAGTGCGAAATTTTATTGGGCAGACCGGGTTTTATGCGGCGGTGTATGGCGTTTCCACGCTTGCCATGAACATCACGTTCTATGAGGCGATCGCCCGCATTCCGATGGGTACCGCGGTGGCCATTGAGTTCTTGGGACCTATTGCAGTGGCCGCGTTGGGCAGTAAGACGCTGCGGGATTGGGCTGCGTTGGTTTTAGCTGGCATCGGAGTGATAATTATTAGCGGTGCGCAGTGGTCGGCCAACAGCGTGGGCGTCATGTTTGCACTGGCAGCAGCATTACTGTGGGCTGCGTACATCATCGCGGGAAACCGCATTGCAGGCGATGCCTCCTCAAGTAGAACCGGCATGGCGGTGGGATTCACGTGGGCATCAGTGTTGTCTTTGCCGTTGGCGATCTGGTGGTGGCCGGGTCTGGGAGCAACGGAACTTACGTTAATCGAGGTCATCGGATTAGCACTTGGTTTGGGCGTGCTGTCGGCGGTGATTCCTTATGGCCTTGACCAGATTGTGCTCCGCATGGCCGGGCGATCCTACTTTGCGCTGCTCCTGGCTATTTTGCCGATCAGCGCCGCGCTCATGGGAGCGCTTGCGCTGGGCCAAATGTTGTCGGTGGCTGAGCTTGTCGGCATTGTGCTGGTTGTCATCGC AGTTGCTTTGCGACGCCCCTCChypo-thetical Thermobifida NZ_AAAQ010GTGAACGCCGACACCCTCCTGTGGTCCCTGCTGCTCGG 195 mem-brane fusca 00035CGTCATCGTCGTCGCTGCCGCGGCGGCGATCATCATCC proteinCCACCGTGCGGAACAGCAGCACGGCTCCCCCGCCCGGG NCgl2829GCGGTAGGGACCGCGCTGGGTGCGGCGCTCACCGCCGC relatedTGCCCTCGGCATAGCGGGCAGCGGAACCGCTCCCGCCTCCGAAGTGCCCGCGGGCTCCGGCCAGGTCCGTACCGTCGACGTGGTGCTGGGCGACATGACCGTCTCCCCGTCCCACGTCACCGTCGCGCCCGGCGACTCCCTCGTCCTCCGCGTGCGCAACGAGGACACTCAAGTCCACGACTTGGTGGTGGAGACCGGGGCCCGCACGCCCCGGCTTGCGCCAGGTGACAGCGCCACCCTGCAGGTCGGCACGGTGACCGAGCCCATCGACGCCTGGTGCACTGTGCTCGGGCACAGCGCCGCGGGCATGCGGATGCGGATCGACACCACTGACACTGCGGACAGCGCTGACAGCCCCGACACGCCCGCTGGTGCGGACAGCGGTCCGCCCGCACCGCTCCCCCTGTCCGCGGAGATGAGCGACGACTGGCAGCCCCGCGACGCTGTCCTGCCGCCCGCGCCGGACCGCACCGAACACGAAGTGGAGATCCGGGTCACCGAAACCGAGCTGGAGGTCGCCCCCGGGGTGCGGCAGAGCGTGTGGACGTTCGGCGGCGACGTCCCCGGCCCTGTGCTGCGCGGCAAGGTCGGCGACGTGTTCACCGTGACCTTCGTCAACGACGGCACGATGGGCCACGGCATCGACTTCCACGCCAGCAGTCTCGCCCCGGACGAGCCGATGCGCACGATCAATCCGGGCGAGCGCCTCACCTACCGGTTCCGCGCGGAGAAAGCCGGTGCCTGGGTGTACCACTGTTCGACCTCGCCCATGCTGCAGCACATCGGCAACGGCATGTACGGCGCGGTCATCATCGACCCGCCCGACCTTGAGCCGGTCGACCGTGAATACCTGCTGGTCCAAGGAGAGCTGTACCTGGGCGAGCCGGGCAGCGCCGACCAGGTCGCCCGGATGCGGGCGGGTGAGCCGGACGCGTGGGTGTTCAACGGGGTCGCCGCCGGCTACGCCCACGCGCCGTTGACCGCCGAGGTCGGGGAGCGCGTCCGGATCTGGGTGGTGGCGGCCGGTCCCACCAGCGGAACGTCTTTCCACATCGTCGGCGCCCAGTTCGACACCGTCTACAAGGAGGGTGCCTACCTGGTGCGCCGTGGCGACGCCGGGGGCGCGCAAGCGCTCGACCTGGCGGTCGCCCAAGGCGGTTTTGTCGAAACAGTGTTCCCCGAAGCGGGCTCCTATCCCTTTGTCGACCATGACATGCGGCATGCCGAGAACGGGGCCCGCGGCTTCTTCACGAT CACGGAGTGA NCgl2829 Coryne-NC_003450 ATGGTTCTGGTAATCGCCGGAATAATCCACCCGCTCCT 279 bacteriumGCCGGAATACCGTTGGGTTCTCATTCACCTTTTCACCC glutamicumTTGGTGCCATCACCAATTCGATTGTGGTGTGGTCGCAGCATTTCACGGAAAAGTTTCTGCATTTAAAGCTTGAGGAATCGAAACGCCCTGCGCAGCTACTGAAAATTCGGGTGCTGAATGTGGGAATTATCGTCACGATTATTGGGCAGATGATCGGTCAGTGGATCGTCACCAGTGTCGGCGCGACGATTGTGGGCGGTGCTTTGGCGTGGCACGCAGGCAGTTTGGCATCACAGTTCCGGAGCGCAAAACGCGGTCAGCCTTTCGCGTCGGCAGTGATCGCGTATGTTGCCAGCGCGTGCTGCCTGCCGTTTGGCGCATTTGCCGGAGCGTTGTTGTCCAAGGAGCTGTCGGGACATCTCCAGGAACGAGTCCTTCTCACCCACACGGTGATTAATTTTCTAGGTTTCGTGGGATTTGCTGCGCTCGGTTCGCTGTCGGTGCTGTTCGCCGCGATTTGGCGCACCAAAATTCGCCACAATTTCACCCCGTGGTCTGTGGGGATCATGGCGGTGAGCCTGCCGATCATCGTCACGGGCATCCTGCTCAACAACGGCTATGTCGCCGCCACAGGCCTGGCCGCGTACGTGGCAGCATGGTTGCTGGCCATGGTGGGGTGGGGGAAGGCGTCGATAAGCAATTTAAGCTTTTCGACGTCCACCTCCACCACCGCACCCCTTTGGCTCGTGGGCACGCTTGTGTGGCTGGCGGTGCAGGCGGTGATGCATGACGGCGAGCTTTACCATGTGGAAGTTCCCACGATTGCGCTGGTCATCGGCTTTGGCGCGCAGCTTCTGATCGGTGTGATGAGTTATCTACTGCCGTCGACGATGGGTGGCGGCGCGAGCGCGGTGCGGACTGGAACGCACATTTTAAACACTGCGGGGCTGTTTAGGTGGACGCTGATCAACGGTGGCCTGGCGATTTGGCTGCTCACCGACAATTCGTGGCTGCGCGTCGTGGTGTCTCTGCTGAGTATCGGAGCGTTGGCAGTTTTTGTCATTCTGCTGCCCAAGGCTGTGCGGGCGCAGCGCGGAGTGATCACCAAAAAGCGCGAACCAATTACTCCGCCGGAGGAGCCTCGACTCAATCAAATTACCGCGGGAATCTCTGTGCTTGCCCTGATTTTGGCAGCATTCGGTGGGCTCAACCCCGGTGTTGCGCCGGTGGCAAGCTCAAATGAAGACGTCTATGCTGTGACCATTACCGCAGGTGACATGGTGTTTATCCCTGATGTGATTGAAGTGCCTGCTGGTAAATCACTCGAAGTCACGATGCTCAACGAAGACGACATGGTGCACGATCTGAAATTTGCCAACGGTGTGCAAACCGGACGTGTGGCGCCAGGTGATGAAATTACGGTGACCGTCGGCGATATTTCCGAAGACATGGACGGCTGGTGCACCATCGCTGGGCACCGCGCGCAAGGAATGGATCTGGAAGT AAAGGTTGCGGCTCCGAAT yggAEscherichia coli U28377 GTGTTTTCTTATTACTTTCAAGGTCTTGCACTTGGGGC 280GGCTATGATCCTACCGCTCGGTCCACAAAATGCTTTTGTGATGAATCAGGGCATACGTCGTCAGTACCACATTATGATTGCCTTACTTTGTGCTATCAGCGATTTGGTCCTGATTTGCGCCGGGATTTTTGGTGGCAGCGCGTTATTGATGCAGTCGCCGTGGTTGCTGGCGCTGGTCACCTGGGGCGGCGTAGCCTTCTTGCTGTGGTATGGTTTTGGCGCTTTTAAAACAGCAATGAGCAGTAATATTGAGTTAGCCAGCGCCGAAGTCATGAAGCAAGGCAGATGGAAAATTATCGCCACCATGTTGGCAGTGACCTGGCTGAATCCGCATGTTTACCTGGATACTTTTGTTGTACTGGGCAGCCTTGGCGGGCAACTTGATGTGGAACCAAAACGCTGGTTTGCACTCGGGACAATTAGCGCCTCTTTCCTGTGGTTCTTTGGTCTGGCTCTTCTCGCAGCCTGGCTGGCACCGCGTCTGCGCACGGCAAAAGCACAGCGCATTATCAATCTGGTTGTGGGATGTGTTATGTGGTTTATTGCCTTGCAGCTGGCGAGAGACGGTAT TGCTCATGCACAAGCCTTGTTCAGT

A number of embodiments of the invention have been described.Nevertheless, it will be understood that various modifications may bemade without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.Accordingly, other embodiments are within the scope of the followingclaims.

1. An Enterobacteriaceae or coryneform bacterium comprising at least oneof: (a) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding aheterologous bacterial aspartokinase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; (b) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding aheterologous bacterial aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase polypeptideor a functional variant thereof; (c) a nucleic acid molecule comprisinga sequence encoding a heterologous bacterial phosphoenolpyruvatecarboxylase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (d) a nucleicacid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a heterologous bacterialpyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (e) anucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a heterologousbacterial dihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; (f) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequenceencoding a heterologous bacterial homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptideor a functional variant thereof; (g) a nucleic acid molecule comprisinga sequence encoding a heterologous bacterial homoserineO-acetyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (h) anucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a heterologousbacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; (i) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequenceencoding a heterologous bacterial methionine adenosyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (j) a nucleic acid moleculecomprising a sequence encoding a heterologous bacterial mcbR geneproduct polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (k) a nucleic acidmolecule comprising a sequence encoding a heterologous bacterialO-succinylhomoserine/acetylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; (l) a nucleic acid molecule comprising asequence encoding a heterologous bacterial cystathionine beta-lyasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (m) a nucleic acid moleculecomprising a sequence encoding a heterologous bacterial5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; and (n) a nucleic acid molecule comprising asequence encoding a heterologous bacterial5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof.
 2. The bacterium of claim1, wherein the bacterium is an Escherichia coli bacterium.
 3. Thebacterium of claim 1, wherein the bacterium is a Corynebacteriumglutamicum bacterium.
 4. The bacterium of claim 1, wherein the sequenceencodes a polypeptide with reduced feedback inhibition.
 5. The bacteriumof claim 1, wherein the polypeptide is selected from anEnterobacteriaceae polypeptide, an Actinomycetes polypeptide, or avariant thereof.
 6. The bacterium of claim 5, wherein the polypeptide isa polypeptide of one of the following Actinomycetes species:Mycobacterium smegmatis, Streptomyces coelicolor, Thermobifida fusca,Amycolatopsis mediterranei and coryneform bacteria, includingCorynebacterium glutamicum.
 7. The bacterium of claim 5, wherein thepolypeptide is a polypeptide of one of the following Enterobacteriaceaespecies: Erwinia chysanthemi and Escherichia coli.
 8. The bacterium ofclaim 1, wherein the heterologous bacterial aspartokinase polypeptide orfunctional variant thereof is chosen from: (a) a Mycobacterium smegmatisaspartokinase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (b) anAmycolatopsis mediterranei aspartokinase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; (c) a Streptomyces coelicolor aspartokinase polypeptideor a functional variant thereof; (d) a Thermobifida fusca aspartokinasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (e) an Erwinia chrysanthemiaspartokinase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; and (f) aShewanella oneidensis aspartokinase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof.
 9. The bacterium of claim 1, wherein the heterologous bacterialaspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase polypeptide or functional variantthereof is chosen from: (a) a Mycobacterium smegmatis aspartatesemialdehyde dehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof;(b) an Amycolatopsis mediterranei aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (c) a Streptomycescoelicolor aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; and (d) a Thermobifida fusca aspartatesemialdehyde dehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof.10. The bacterium of claim 1, wherein the heterologous bacterialphosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof is chosen from: (a) a Mycobacterium smegmatisphosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; (b) a Streptomyces coelicolor phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (c) a Thermobifida fuscaphosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; and (d) an Erwinia chrysanthemi phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof.
 11. The bacterium of claim1, wherein the heterologous bacterial pyruvate carboxylase polypeptideor a functional variant thereof is chosen from: (a) a Mycobacteriumsmegmatis pyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; and (b) a Streptomyces coelicolor pyruvate carboxylasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof.
 12. The bacterium of claim1, wherein the bacterium comprises at least two of: (a) a nucleic acidmolecule encoding a heterologous bacterial aspartokinase polypeptide ora functional variant thereof; (b) a nucleic acid molecule encoding aheterologous bacterial aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase polypeptideor a functional variant thereof; (c) a nucleic acid molecule encoding aheterologous bacterial phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; (d) a nucleic acid molecule encoding aheterologous bacterial pyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; (e) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequenceencoding a heterologous bacterial dihydrodipicolinate synthasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (f) a nucleic acid moleculecomprising a sequence encoding a heterologous bacterial homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (g) a nucleicacid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a heterologous bacterialhomoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; (h) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding aheterologous bacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; (i) a nucleic acid molecule comprising asequence encoding a heterologous bacterial methionineadenosyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (j) anucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a heterologousbacterial mcbR gene product polypeptide or a functional variant thereof;(k) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding aheterologous bacterial O-succinylhomoserine/acetylhomoserine(thiol)-lyase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (l) a nucleicacid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a heterologous bacterialcystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof;(m) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding aheterologous bacterial 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; and (n) anucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a heterologousbacterial 5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof.
 13. Thebacterium of claim 1, wherein the bacterium comprises at least three of:(a) a nucleic acid molecule encoding a heterologous bacterialaspartokinase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (b) a nucleicacid molecule encoding a heterologous bacterial aspartate semialdehydedehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (c) a nucleicacid molecule encoding a heterologous bacterial phosphoenolpyruvatecarboxylase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; and (d) anucleic acid molecule encoding a heterologous bacterial pyruvatecarboxylase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (e) a nucleicacid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a heterologous bacterialdihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; (f) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding aheterologous bacterial homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; (g) a nucleic acid molecule comprising asequence encoding a heterologous bacterial homoserineO-acetyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (h) anucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a heterologousbacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; (i) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequenceencoding a heterologous bacterial methionine adenosyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (j) a nucleic acid moleculecomprising a sequence encoding a heterologous bacterial mcbR geneproduct polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (k) a nucleic acidmolecule comprising a sequence encoding a heterologous bacterialO-succinylhomoserine/acetylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; (l) a nucleic acid molecule comprising asequence encoding a heterologous bacterial cystathionine beta-lyasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (m) a nucleic acid moleculecomprising a sequence encoding a heterologous bacterial5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; and (n) a nucleic acid molecule comprising asequence encoding a heterologous bacterial5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof.
 14. An Escherichia coli orcoryneform bacterium comprising a nucleic acid molecule comprising asequence encoding a heterologous bacterial dihydrodipicolinate synthasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof.
 15. The bacterium of claim14 wherein the heterologous bacterial dihydrodipicolinate synthasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof is chosen from: (a) aMycobacterium smegmatis dihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; (b) a Streptomyces coelicolordihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; (c) a Thermobifida fusca dihydrodipicolinate synthasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; and (d) an Erwiniachrysanthemi dihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof.
 16. An Escherichia coli or coryneform bacteriumcomprising a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding aheterologous bacterial homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof.
 17. The bacterium of claim 16, wherein theheterologous bacterial homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide is chosenfrom: (a) a Mycobacterium smegmatis homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptideor functional variant thereof; (b) a Streptomyces coelicolor homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (c) aThermobifida fusca homoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; and (d) an Erwinia chrysanthemi homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof.
 18. AnEscherichia coli or coryneform bacterium comprising a nucleic acidmolecule comprising a sequence encoding a heterologous bacterialO-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof.
 19. The bacterium of claim 18, wherein the heterologousbacterial O-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide is chosen from: (a)a Mycobacterium smegmatis O-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide orfunctional variant thereof; (b) a Streptomyces coelicolor O-homoserineacetyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (c) aThermobifida fusca O-homoserine acetyltransferase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; and (d) an Erwinia chrysanthemi O-homoserineacetyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof.
 20. AnEscherichia coli or coryneform bacterium comprising a nucleic acidmolecule that encodes a heterologous bacterial O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof.
 21. Thebacterium of claim 20, wherein the heterologous bacterialO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrolase polypeptide is chosen from: (a) aMycobacterium smegmatis O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide orfunctional variant thereof; (b) a Streptomyces coelicolorO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; and (c) a Thermobifida fusca O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof.
 22. An Escherichia coli orcoryneform bacterium comprising a nucleic acid molecule comprising asequence encoding a heterologous bacterial 5-methyltetrahydrofolatehomocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof.
 23. The bacterium of claim 22, wherein the heterologousbacterial 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide is chosen from: (a) a bacterial 5-methyltetrahydrofolatehomocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide that is at least 80%identical to SEQ ID No:72 or 73, or a functional variant thereof, from aspecies of the genus Mycobacterium; (b) a Streptomyces coelicolor5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof (c) a Thermobifida fusca5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; and (d) a Lactobacillus plantarum5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof.
 24. An Escherichia coli or coryneformbacterium comprising a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequenceencoding a heterologous bacterial5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof.
 25. The bacterium of claim24, wherein the heterologous bacterial5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide is chosen from: (a) a bacterial5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide that is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID No:75 or 76, or afunctional variant thereof, from a species of the genus Mycobacterium;(b) a Streptomyces coelicolor5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (c) a Thermobifida fusca5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; and (d) a Lactobacillusplantarum 5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteinemethyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof.
 26. AnEscherichia coli or coryneform bacterium comprising a nucleic acidmolecule comprising a sequence encoding a heterologous bacterialmethionine adenosyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof.
 27. The bacterium of claim 26, wherein the heterologousbacterial methionine adenosyltransferase polypeptide is chosen from: (a)a Mycobacterium smegmatis methionine adenosyltransferase polypeptide orfunctional variant thereof; (b) a Streptomyces coelicolor methionineadenosyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (c) aThermobifida fusca methionine adenosyltransferase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; and (d) an Erwinia chrysanthemi methionineadenosyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof.
 28. AnEscherichia coli or coryneform bacterium comprising at least two of: (a)a genetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequenceencoding a bacterial aspartokinase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; (b) a genetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprising asequence encoding a bacterial aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (c) a genetically alterednucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a bacterialphosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; and (d) a genetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprisinga sequence encoding a bacterial dihydrodipicolinate synthase polypeptideor a functional variant thereof.
 29. The bacterium of claim 28, whereinat least one of the at least two genetically altered nucleic acidmolecules encodes a heterologous polypeptide.
 30. The bacterium of claim28, wherein the bacterium comprises (a) and (b), (a) and (c), (a) and(d), (b) and (c), (b) and (d), or (c) and (d).
 31. The bacterium ofclaim 30, wherein the bacterium comprises at least three of (a)-(e). 32.The bacterium of claim 28, wherein the bacterium has reduced activity ofone or more of the following polypeptides, relative to a control: (a) ahomoserine dehydrogenase polypeptide; (b) a homoserine kinasepolypeptide; and (c) a phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase polypeptide.33. The bacterium of claim 32, wherein the bacterium comprises amutation in an endogenous hom gene or an endogenous thrB gene.
 34. Thebacterium of claim 32, wherein the bacterium comprises a mutation in anendogenous hom gene and an endogeous thrB gene.
 35. The bacterium ofclaim 32, wherein the bacterium comprises a mutation in an endogenouspck gene.
 36. An Escherichia coli or coryneform bacterium comprising atleast two of: (a) a genetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprisinga sequence encoding a bacterial phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (b) a genetically alterednucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a bacterialaspartokinase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (c) agenetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encodinga bacterial aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof (d) a genetically altered nucleic acidmolecule comprising a sequence encoding a bacterial homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (e) agenetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encodinga bacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferase polypeptide or a functionalvariant thereof; (f) a genetically altered nucleic acid moleculecomprising a sequence encoding a bacterial O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (g) agenetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encodinga bacterial 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (h) a genetically alterednucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a bacterialO-succinylhomoserine (thio)-lyase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; (i) a genetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprising asequence encoding a bacterial5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine methyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (j) a genetically alterednucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a bacterialmethionine adenosyltransferase polypeptide or a functional variantthereof; (k) a genetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprising asequence encoding a bacterial serine hydroxylmethyltransferasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; and (l) a geneticallyaltered nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a bacterialcystathionine beta-lyase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof.37. The bacterium of claim 36, wherein at least one of the at least twogenetically altered nucleic acid molecules encodes a heterologouspolypeptide.
 38. The bacterium of claim 36, wherein the bacteriumcomprises (a) and at least one of (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h),(i), (j), (k), and (l).
 39. The bacterium of claim 36, wherein thebacterium comprises (b) and at least one of (c), (d), (e), (f), (g),(h), (i), (j), (k), and (l).
 40. The bacterium of claim 36, wherein thebacterium comprises (c) and at least one of (d), (e), (f), (g), (h),(i), (j), (k), and (l).
 41. The bacterium of claim 36, wherein thebacterium comprises (d) and at least one of (e), (f), (g), (h), (i),(j), (k), and (l).
 42. The bacterium of claim 36, wherein the bacteriumcomprises (e) and at least one of (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l).43. The bacterium of claim 36, wherein the bacterium comprises (f) andat least one of (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l).
 44. The bacterium ofclaim 36, wherein the bacterium comprises (g) and at least one of (h),(i), (j), (k), and (l).
 45. The bacterium of claim 36, wherein thebacterium comprises (h) and at least one of (i), (j), (k), and (1). 46.The bacterium of claim 36, wherein the bacterium comprises (i) and atleast one of (j) (k), and (1).
 47. The bacterium of claim 36, whereinthe bacterium comprises (j) and at least one of (k), and (l).
 48. Thebacterium of claim 36, wherein the bacterium comprises (k) and (l). 49.The bacterium of claim 36, wherein the bacterium comprises at leastthree of (a)-(l).
 50. The bacterium of claim 36, wherein the bacteriumhas reduced activity of one or more of the following polypeptides,relative to a control: (a) a homoserine kinase polypeptide; (b) aphosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase polypeptide; (c) a homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide; and (d) a mcbR gene product polypeptide. 51.The bacterium of claim 50, wherein the bacterium comprises a mutation inan endogenous hom gene, an endogenous thrB gene, an endogenous pck gene,or an endogenous mcbR gene.
 52. The bacterium of claim 50, wherein thebacterium comprises a mutation in an endogenous hom gene and anendogeous thrB gene.
 53. The bacterium of claim 50, wherein thebacterium comprises a mutation in two or more of an endogenous hom gene,an endogenous thrB gene, an endogenous pck gene, or an endogenous mcbRgene.
 54. An Escherichia coli or coryneform bacterium comprising atleast two of: (a) a genetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprisinga sequence encoding a bacterial phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylasepolypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (b) a genetically alterednucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding a bacterialaspartokinase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof; (c) agenetically altered nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encodinga bacterial aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase polypeptide or afunctional variant thereof; (d) a genetically altered nucleic acidmolecule comprising a sequence encoding a bacterial homoserinedehydrogenase polypeptide or a functional variant thereof.
 55. Thebacterium of claim 54, wherein at least one of the at least twopolypeptides encodes a heterologous polypeptide.
 56. The bacterium ofclaim 54, wherein the bacterium comprises (a) and (b), (a) and (c), (a)and (d), (b) and (c), (b) and (d), or (c) and (d).
 57. The bacterium ofclaim 54, wherein the bacterium comprises at least three of (a)-(d). 58.The bacterium of claim 54, wherein the bacterium has reduced activity ofone or more of the following polypeptides, relative to a control: (a) aphosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase polypeptide; and (b) a mcbR geneproduct polypeptide.
 59. The bacterium of claim 58, wherein thebacterium comprises a mutation in an endogenous pck gene or anendogenous mcbR gene.
 60. The bacterium of claim 58, wherein thebacterium comprises a mutation in an endogenous pck gene and anendogenous mcbR gene.
 61. A method of producing an amino acid or arelated metabolite, the method comprising: cultivating a bacteriumaccording to claim 1 under conditions that allow the amino acid themetabolite to be produced, and collecting a composition that comprisesthe amino acid or related metabolite from the culture.
 62. The method ofclaim 61, further comprising fractionating at least a portion of theculture to obtain a fraction enriched in the amino acid or themetabolite.
 63. A method for producing L-lysine or a related metabolite,the method comprising: cultivating a bacterium according to claim 1 or28 under conditions that allow L-lysine to be produced, and collecting acomposition that comprises the amino acid or related metabolite from theculture.
 64. The method of claim 63, further comprising fractionating atleast a portion of the culture to obtain a fraction enriched inL-lysine.
 65. A method for producing methionine or S-adenosylmethionine,the method comprising: cultivating a bacterium according to claim 36under conditions that allow methionine or S-adenosylmethionine to beproduced, and collecting a composition that comprises the methionine orS-adenosylmethionine from the culture.
 66. The method of claim 65,further comprising fractionating at least a portion of the culture toobtain a fraction enriched in methionine or S-adenosylmethionine.
 67. Amethod for producing isoleucine or threonine, the method comprising:cultivating a bacterium according to claim 54 under conditions thatallow isoleucine or threonine to be produced, and collecting acomposition that comprises the a isoleucine or threonine from theculture.
 68. The method of claim 67, further comprising fractionating atleast a portion of the culture to obtain a fraction enriched inisoleucine or threonine.
 69. An isolated nucleic acid encoding a variantbacterial protein, wherein the bacterial protein regulates theproduction of an amino acid from the aspartic acid family of amino acidsor related metabolites, and wherein the variant protein has enhancedactivity, relative to a wild type form of the protein
 70. The nucleicacid of claim 69, wherein the bacterial protein regulates the productionof an amino acid from the aspartic acid family of amino acids or relatedmetabolites, and wherein the variant protein has reduced feedbackinhibition by S-adenosylmethionine relative to a wild type form of theprotein.
 71. An isolated nucleic acid encoding a variant of a bacterialprotein, wherein the bacterial protein comprises the following aminoacid sequence: (SEQ ID NO:360)G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D_(22,)

wherein each of X₂, X₄—X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇—X₂₀ is, independently, anyamino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)—X_(13l) is, independently, any aminoacid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)—X_(21t) is, independently, anyamino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selected from valine,aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein the variantbacterial protein comprises an amino acid change at one or more of G₁,K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360).
 72. The nucleic acid of claim71, wherein feedback inhibition of the variant of the bacterial proteinby S-adenosylmethionine is reduced relative to the bacterial protein.73. The nucleic acid of claim 71, wherein the amino acid change is achange to an alanine.
 74. A polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acid ofclaim
 69. 75. A polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acid of claim
 71. 76.A bacterium comprising the nucleic acid of claim
 69. 77. A bacteriumcomprising the nucleic acid of claim
 71. 78. A method for producing anamino acid or a related metabolite, the method comprising: cultivating agenetically modified bacterium comprising the nucleic acid of claim 69under conditions in which the nucleic acid is expressed and that allowthe amino acid to be produced, and collecting a composition thatcomprises the amino acid or related metabolite from the culture.
 79. Amethod for producing an amino acid or a related metabolite, the methodcomprising: cultivating a genetically modified bacterium comprising thenucleic acid of claim 71 under conditions in which the nucleic acid isexpressed and that allow the amino acid to be produced, and collecting acomposition that comprises the amino acid or related metabolite from theculture.
 80. An isolated nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterialhomoserine O-acetyltransferase, wherein the variant homoserineO-acetyltransferase is a variant of a homoserine O-acetyltransferasecomprising the following amino acid sequence: (SEQ ID NO:360)G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D_(22,)

wherein each of X₂, X₄—X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇—X₂₀ is, independently, anyamino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)—X_(13l) is, independently, any aminoacid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)—X_(21t) is, independently, anyamino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selected from valine,aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein the varianthomoserine O-acetyltransferase comprises an amino acid change at one ormore of G₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360.
 81. An isolatednucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase, wherein the variant O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase is avariant of an O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase comprising the followingamino acid sequence: (SEQ ID NO:360)G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D_(22,)

wherein X is any amino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)—X_(13l) is,independently, any amino acid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)—X_(21t)is, independently, any amino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selectedfrom valine, aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein thevariant O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase comprises an amino acid changeat one or more of G₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360.
 82. Anisolated nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial mcbR gene product,wherein the variant mcbR gene product is a variant of an mcbR geneproduct comprising the following amino acid sequence: (SEQ ID NO:360)G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D_(22,)

wherein each of X₂, X₄—X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇—X₂₀ is, independently, anyamino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)—X_(13l) is, independently, any aminoacid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)—X_(21t) is, independently, anyamino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selected from valine,aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein the variant mcbRgene product comprises an amino acid change at one or more of G₁, K₃,F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360
 83. An isolated nucleic acid encodinga variant bacterial aspartokinase, wherein the variant aspartokinase isa variant of an aspartokinase comprising the following amino acidsequence: (SEQ ID NO:360)G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D_(22,)

wherein each of X₂, X₄—X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇—X₂₀ is, independently, anyamino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)—X_(13l) is, independently, any aminoacid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)—-X_(21t) is, independently, anyamino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selected from valine,aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein the variantaspartokinase comprises an amino acid change at one or more of G₁, K₃,F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360.
 84. An isolated nucleic acid encodinga variant bacterial O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase, wherein thevariant O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase is a variant of anO-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase comprising the following amino acidsequence: (SEQ ID NO:360)G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D_(22,)

wherein each of X₂, X₄—X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇—X₂₀ is, independently, anyamino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)—X_(13l) is, independently, any aminoacid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)—X_(21t) is, independently, anyamino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selected from valine,aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein the variantO-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase comprises an amino acid change at oneor more of G₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360.
 85. An isolatednucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial cystathionine beta-lyase,wherein the variant cystathionine beta-lyase is a variant of acystathionine beta-lyase comprising the following amino acid sequence:(SEQ ID NO:360) G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D_(22,)

wherein each of X₂, X₄—X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇—X₂₀ is, independently, anyamino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)—X_(13l) is, independently, any aminoacid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)—X_(21t) is, independently, anyamino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selected from valine,aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein the variantcystathionine beta-lyase comprises an amino acid change at one or moreof G₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360.
 86. An isolated nucleicacid encoding a variant bacterial 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase, wherein the variant 5-methyltetrahydrofolatehomocysteine methyltransferase is a variant of a5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase comprising thefollowing amino acid sequence: (SEQ ID NO:362)G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆

wherein each of X₂, X₄—X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₅—X₁₆ is, independently,wherein Xis any amino acid, wherein each of X_(13a—X) _(13l) is, independently,any amino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selected from valine,aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein the varianthomocysteine methyltransferase comprises an amino acid change at one ormore of G₁, K₃, F₁₄, or Z₁₆, of SEQ ID NO:362.
 87. An isolated nucleicacid encoding a variant bacterial S-adenosylmethionine synthetase,wherein the variant S-adenosylmethionine synthetase is a variant of anS-adenosylmethionine synthetase comprising the following amino acidsequence: (SEQ ID NO:360)G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D_(22,)

wherein each of X₂, X₄—X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇—X₂₀ is, independently, anyamino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)—X_(13l) is, independently, any aminoacid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)—X_(21t) is, independently, anyamino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selected from valine,aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein the variantS-adenosylmethionine synthetase comprises an amino acid change at one ormore of G₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360.
 88. A bacteriumcomprising two or more of the following: a nucleic acid encoding avariant bacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferase with reduced feedbackinhibition relative to a wild-type form of the homoserineO-acetyltransferase; a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterialO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase with reduced feedback inhibitionrelative to a wild-type form of the O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase; anucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial McbR gene product with reducedfeedback inhibition relative to a wild-type form of the McbR geneproduct; a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial aspartokinase withreduced feedback inhibition relative to a wild-type form of theaspartokinase; a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterialO-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase with reduced feedback inhibitionrelative to a wild-type form of the O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase;a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial cystathionine beta-lyasewith reduced feedback inhibition relative to a wild-type form of thecystathionine beta-lyase; a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterialhomocysteine methyltransferase with reduced feedback inhibition relativeto a wild-type form of the 5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteinemethyltransferase; and a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterialS-adenosylmethionine synthetase with reduced feedback inhibitionrelative to a wild-type form of the S-adenosylmethionine synthetase. 89.A bacterium comprising two or more of the following: (a) a nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferase, wherein thevariant homoserine O-acetyltransferase is a variant of a homoserineO-acetyltransferase comprising the following amino acid sequence: (SEQID NO:360) G₁-X₂-K₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D_(22,)

wherein each of X₂, X₄—X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇—X₂₀ is, independently, anyamino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)—X_(13l) is, independently, any aminoacid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)—X_(21t) is, independently, anyamino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selected from valine,aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein the varianthomoserine O-acetyltransferase comprises an amino acid change at one ormore of G₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360; (b) a nucleic acidencoding a variant bacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase, whereinthe variant O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase is a variant of anO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase comprising the following amino acidsequence: (SEQ ID NO:360)G₁-X₂K₃-X₄-X₅-X₆-X₇-X₈-X₉-X₁₀-X₁₁-X₁₂-X₁₃-X_(13a)-X_(13b)-X_(13c)-X_(13d)-X_(13e)-X_(13f)-X_(13g)-X_(13h)-X_(13i)-X_(13j)-X_(13k)-X_(13l)-F₁₄-X₁₅-Z₁₆-X₁₇-X₁₈-X₁₉-X₂₀-X₂₁-X_(21a)-X_(21b)-X_(21c)-X_(21d)-X_(21e)-X_(21f)-X_(21g)-X_(21h)-X_(21i)-X_(21j)-X_(21k)-X_(21l)-X_(21m)-X_(21n)-X_(21o)-X_(21p)-X_(21q)-X_(21r)-X_(21s)-X_(21t)-D_(22,)

wherein each of X₂, X₄—X₁₃, X₁₅, and X₁₇—X₂₀ is, independently, anyamino acid, wherein each of X_(13a)—X_(13l) is, independently, any aminoacid or absent, wherein each of X_(21a)—X_(21t) is, independently, anyamino acid or absent, and wherein Z₁₆ is selected from valine,aspartate, glycine, isoleucine, and leucine; wherein the variantO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase comprises an amino acid change at oneor more of G₁, K₃, F₁₄, Z₁₆, or D₂₂ of SEQ ID NO:360; and (c) a nucleicacid encoding a variant bacterial O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase,wherein the variant O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase is a variant of aO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase comprising the following amino acidsequence: L₁-X₂—X₃-G₄-G₅-X₆—F₇—X₈—X₉—X₁₀—X₁₁ (SEQ ID NO:361), wherein Xis any amino acid, wherein X₈ is selected from valine, leucine,isoleucine, and aspartate, and wherein X₁₁ is selected from valine,leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, and methionine; wherein the variantof the bacterial protein comprises an amino acid change at one or moreof L₁, G₄, X₈, X₁₁ of SEQ ID NO:361.
 90. A bacterium comprising two ormore of the following: (a) a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterialhomoserine O-acetyltransferase, wherein the variant homoserineO-acetyltransferase is a C. glutamicum homoserine O-acetyltransferasecomprising an amino acid change in one or more of the following residuesof SEQ ID NO:212 Glycine 231, Lysine 233, Phenylalanine 251, and Valine253; (b) a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial homoserineO-acetyltransferase, wherein the variant homoserine O-acetyltransferaseis a T. fusca homoserine O-acetyltransferase comprising an amino acidchange in one or more of the following residues of SEQ ID NO:24: Glycine81, Aspartate 287, Phenylalanine 269; (c) a nucleic acid encoding avariant bacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferase, wherein the varianthomoserine O-acetyltransferase is an E. coli homoserineO-acetyltransferase comprising an amino acid change at Glutamate 252 ofSEQ ID NO:213; (d) a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterialhomoserine O-acetyltransferase, wherein the variant homoserineO-acetyltransferase is a mycobacterial homoserine O-acetyltransferasecomprising an amino acid change in a residue corresponding to one ormore of the following residues of M. leprae homoserineO-acetyltransferase set forth in SEQ ID NO: 23: Glycine 73, Aspartate278, and Tyrosine 260; (e) a nucleic acid encoding a variant bacterialhomoserine O-acetyltransferase, wherein the variant homoserineO-acetyltransferase is an M. tuberculosis homoserine O-acetyltransferasecomprising an amino acid change in one or more of the following residuesof SEQ ID NO:22: Glycine 73, Tyrosine 260, and Aspartate 278; (f) anucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase, wherein the variant O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase is aC. glutamicum O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase comprising an amino acidchange in one or more of the following residues of SEQ ID NO:214:Glycine 227, Leucine 229, Aspartate 231, Glycine 232, Glycine 233,Phenylalanine 235, Aspartate 236, Valine 239, Phenylalanine 368,Aspartate 370, Aspartate 383, Glycine 346, and Lycine 348; and (g) anucleic acid encoding a variant bacterial O-acetylhomoserinesulfhydrylase, wherein the variant O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase is aT. fusca O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase comprising an amino acidchange in one or more of the following residues of SEQ ID NO:25: Glycine240, Aspartate 244, Phenylalanine 379, and Aspartate
 394. 91. Abacterium comprising a nucleic acid encoding an episomal homoserineO-acetyltransferase, or a variant thereof, and an episomalO-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase, or a variant thereof.
 92. Thebacterium of claim 91, wherein the episomal homoserineO-acetyltransferase and the episomal O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylaseare of a different species than the bacterium.
 93. A method for thepreparation of animal feed additives containing an aspartate-derivedamino acid(s) comprising: (a) cultivating a bacterium according to anyof claims 1, 28, 36, and 54 under conditions that allow theaspartate-derived amino acid(s) to be produced; (b) collecting acomposition that comprises at least a portion of the aspartate-derivedamino acid(s) that result from cultivating said bacterium; (c)concentrating the collected composition to enrich for theaspartate-derived amino acid(s); and (d) optionally, adding one or moresubstances to obtain the desired animal feed additive.
 94. The method ofclaim 93, wherein the bacterium is Escherichia coli or a coryneformbacterium.
 95. The method of claim 94, wherein the bacterium isCorynebacterium glutamicum.
 96. The method of claim 93, wherein theaspartate-derived amino acid one or more of lysine, methionine,threonine or isoleucine.